Hundreds of thousands of federal workers went unpaid Friday as the government shutdown enters its 24th day, and the U.S. sends an aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America.

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Jeffries demands House Republicans return to Washington to negotiate

As hundreds of thousands of federal workers went unpaid Friday during the 24th day of an agonizing government shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called on House Republicans to return to Washington to negotiate a bipartisan agreement.

“We need Republican support for a bipartisan path forward in order to get out of this situation,” Jeffries said Friday during a news conference at the Capitol.

“I said this directly to the president with (House Speaker Mike) Johnson and (Senate Majority Leader John) Thune r

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