The government shut down last night, and the blame game started before the clock struck midnight. In the final hours, the two parties traded insults rather than serious proposals. It's unclear where they go from here.
Republicans argued that Democrats could have averted a shutdown by voting for the House-passed continuing resolution, which would fund the government at current levels through Nov. 21. Democrats said they were trying to stave off a looming "health care crisis."
Democrats wanted any continuing resolution to include an extension of Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. They also pushed for a roll back of some of the cuts and changes to Medicaid that were enacted in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
It's the first government shutdown since 2018, in Trump's first term, which was the longest ever at 34 days, lasting into early 2019.
The impacts of a shutdown will be felt by many. None of the millions of federal workers will be paid, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that it would lead to the furloughs of about 750,000 federal employees.
Military service members will not be paid during a shutdown, either. The White House has also threatened to fire federal workers in a shutdown.
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