Government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans
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A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.
The partial government shutdown has become the second-longest since 1976. The longest shutdown, which happened during Trump's first term, lasted 35 days.
At the state's largest economic generator, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, it's another busy day amongst the federal government shutdown. The Transportation Security Administration is among the agencies whose employees are missing paychecks. An agent based at MSP says the impact varies, depending on each agent's personal situation.
Among those impacted by the Trump Administration's Reductions in Force (RIF) at the CDC are top agency employees responsible for responding to infectious disease outbreaks like measles, two sources familiar with the terminations told ABC News.
House Republicans warn that the government shutdown is infringing Second Amendment rights as ATF furloughs delay gun owner applications for civilian firearms licenses.
About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear in November if the federal government shutdown continues.
“During a government shutdown, women suffer,” Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) said at a Facebook event. “This shutdown is hurting those most vulnerable: children, single mothers, and working families,” Republican Women’s Caucus Chair Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said in a press release.
The federal government shutdown has already made itself felt across Brevard County's tourism sector, and the situation could get worse as the shutdown drags on into its third week, making it the third-longest in history, a potential blow to a Space Coast economy that relies on government-related travel.
Significant crowd sizes in major cities like New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles were observed Saturday during "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration.
Democrats and Republicans are still deadlocked as the Senate failed to muster enough votes on the House-passed Republican bill