Watch live coverage as Democratic minority leaders Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speak to the press after the U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. The clash comes after months of political warfare between the two parties, with Democrats demanding provisions to extend health care funding — most notably Obamacare subsidies set to expire and raise people’s premiums at the end of this year. They also sought assurances that Trump won’t keep unilaterally withholding spending directed by Congress. Trump, meanwhile, suggested Tuesday he could fire “many” federal employees in a shutdown.

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