The federal government officially began a partial shutdown with no last-minute drama or shortage of finger-pointing from Democrats and Republicans, each of whom was content to blame the other for the impasse.

The slow-motion spectacle of the stalemate was evident since at least the summer, and on Sept. 30, with the shutdown only hours away, both sides ran out the clock, essentially trading insults.

President Donald Trump posted on social media a deepfake video depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, in a sombrero and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, saying his party was trying to win the support of illegal immigrants.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, took to CNN to call Trump “an idiot” during a discussion of the president’s remarks threatening the ca

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