What to Know • The U.S. government shut down after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by midnight. • Trump and many Republicans blamed Democrats for the shutdown. Democrats are demanding provisions to extend health care funding and rejected a stopgap funding proposal, vowing to oppose any bill that failed to include their priorities. • About 750,000 federal employees will be furloughed each day, the Congressional Budget Office said, while others who work essential jobs, like Transportation Security Administration agents, air traffic controllers, federal law enforcement officers and members of the military, will be forced to work without pay. • Many government functions will be severely curtailed or will be put on pause entirely. • You can still tak

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