The U.S. government shut down early Wednesday morning , as President Donald Trump and Congress did not reach a short-term agreement on how to keep government programs and services running.

That’s a big deal for city residents, including the more than 32,000 federal employees who live here. Many government services will be impacted , meaning anything from closures and employee layoffs in some sectors to service interruptions or working without pay.

Trump’s budget office released a letter on Wednesday morning, telling affected agencies that they should “now execute their plans” and that employees should come into work Wednesday to “undertake orderly shutdown activities.”

Wondering how this will affect you? Here is what we know so far about how the shutdown will affect the city, the

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