Lawmakers Dig In as Shutdown Escalates
The government shutdown’s effects on the country are escalating, but lawmakers in the stalemate are refusing to budge as the shutdown drags on into day 24.
Missed paychecks are piling up, as thousands more federal workers will miss full paychecks today and air traffic controllers are slated to miss their first paychecks next week. Come November, SNAP recipients risk getting cut off from their benefits.
Neither parties are deterred. Senate Republicans set up votes on two bills to pay US troops and air traffic controllers next week, but Democrats have indicated they won’t support ...