The shutdown is dominating political messaging. But will voters remember in November?

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Hello, friends. Happy shutdown week.

It’s my first shutdown that I’ve covered while being a journalist (the last one happened when I was a sophomore in college!), and so far it hasn’t been as chaotic as I thought it would be. In fact, lawmakers are really slow-walking negotiations. But more on that later.

And to my fellow Taylor Swift fans , I hope you’re enjoying the latest album drop. Let me know which songs are your favorites!

— Cami Mondeaux

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The shutdown is dominating political messaging. But will voters remember in November?

It’s Day 3 of the federal shutdown. And all signs point to a dragged-out fight mostly fea