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The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.
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Continued government shutdown is causing financial strain on Atlanta workers, union leader says
Union leaders for federal workers in Atlanta say their members are dealing with mounting pressure as the shutdown keeps going.
The Utah senator said he was surprised when his amendment, which he believed had broad bipartisan support, was shot down after a high-profile government workers’ union weighed in.
Sarasota Congressman Greg Steube says he’ll support a push to release the Epstein files if the measure reaches a floor vote.
An independent senator who caucuses with Democrats said Senate Democrats are giving the White House too much power in the fight to reopen the federal government — particularly given President Donald Trump’s admitted lack of urgency about ending the shutdown.