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Federal Shutdown Day 1: Preschoolers and Influenza Programs Hit
Head Start students are among the first Americans sidelined by the ongoing budget crisis, ironically during Head Start Awareness Month
Which Tweets Will Survive the Government Shutdown?
Ever wondered what government Twitter accounts are “essential” enough to keep tweeting through a government shutdown?
Obama Blames ‘Ransom’ Demand for ‘Republican Shutdown’
No end in sight to the standoff
Why Congress Might Gut Its Own Health Care Coverage
If congressional Republicans can’t delay or defund Obamacare, they hope to at least walk away from the latest budget fight on Capitol Hill with a rhetorical, if disingenuous, weapon to use in the future.
Bill Clinton: Obama Can’t Negotiate With GOP on Debt Ceiling, Shutdown
The former president knocks Republicans for insisting on health care law delay
Explaining the Shutdown to Your Kids
Don’t worry kids, it’s just the government
Obama to Congress: ‘Knock it Off’ on Budget Brinkmanship
Calls out GOP ‘grandstanding’
Country Moves Closer to Government Shutdown With Senate Vote
The U.S. government Friday moved one step closer to a possible shutdown, with the Senate rejecting a House-passed bill to continue funding the government in favor of a simpler alternative that did not interfere with …
Government Shutdown Won’t Change Debt Ceiling D-Day
A shutdown wouldn’t remove the pressure on Congress to raise the nation’s debt limit
House GOP Leadership Aide Lets Ryan Gosling Explain Their Shutdown Plan
Things are not going well today for the House GOP. A leadership aide sends TIME a gif summary of their game-plan to avoid a government shutdown.
Three Days From a Shutdown, the Senate Can’t Even Vote About a Vote
An arcane procedure holds up voting for another day
Shutdown Odds Rise as House Republicans Gear Up for Debt Limit Fight
Prepare for a lengthy showdown that could rattle markets and endanger the U.S. credit rating