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The federal government will partially shut down on October 1 if Congress and the President fail to agree on a funding bill.

Disagreements over proposed cuts to healthcare programs, including Medicaid and Obamacare subsidies, are the main obstacle to a deal.

A shutdown would furlough nonessential federal workers and could impact services like the IRS, national parks, and food inspections.

The most recent government shutdown lasted 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019 over border wall funding.

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If President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on a government funding bill by the deadline of Wednesday, Oct. 1, the government will partially shut down. President Trump and congressional leade

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