The U.S. government shut down most operations on Wednesday due to unresolved funding disagreements between Congress and the White House, marking the 15th shutdown since 1981.

This shutdown threatens to be prolonged and costly, potentially leading to the loss of thousands of federal jobs and halting numerous government services.

The big picture: Key impacts include suspension of the release of the September employment report, slowdowns in air travel, suspension of scientific research, withheld pay for U.S. troops, and furloughs for approximately 750,000 federal employees. • The shutdown is expected to cost about $400 million daily. • Republican President Donald Trump, who previously pushed for radical federal government restructuring resulting in 300,000 job cuts by December, warned D

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