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Government shutdown 2019

When it was supposed to be payday

by Kai Ryssdal , Bennett Purser , Sean McHenry and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 10, 2019
Thousands of federal workers with high-stress jobs won’t get their paychecks Friday.
Air traffic controllers are about to miss a payday, adding stress to an already stressful job.
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Government shutdown 2019

The business that's not happening, thanks to the shutdown

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Renata Sago , Marielle Segarra , Andy Uhler and Tracey Samuelson
Jan 9, 2019
From mergers and food regulation to taxes and immigration, daily commerce is in limbo.
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Government shutdown 2019

Trump pleads on TV for wall money; Dems say he stokes 'fear'

by Associated Press
Jan 8, 2019
President Trump's televised address comes as the partial government shutdown continues.
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Farming during a government shutdown

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jan 7, 2019
Between unresolved tariffs and a partial government shutdown, it's a tough moment for American farmers.
A hog is prepared for showing at the Iowa County Fair in July in Marengo, Iowa.
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A patchy picture of the U.S. economy thanks to the government shutdown

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 7, 2019
The Census Bureau was supposed to release figures on last November’s factory orders today. But thanks to the partial shutdown of the federal government, the Census Bureau is closed. Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman looks into what data business decision-makers and investors will have to do without while the shutdown continues, what data will keep flowing (from […]
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Government shutdown could affect tax refunds

by Ben Bradford
Jan 7, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service is operating on a skeleton crew, down to just an eighth of its workforce, during what’s typically the major ramp-up before tax season. Here’s how that could put your tax return timeline into limbo. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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What Democrats want to do in the first 100 hours of the new Congress

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 3, 2019
Last time she was speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi implemented a 100-hour plan. What’s on the agenda this time around?
Incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reacts to applause during the 116th Congress and swearing-in ceremony on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
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As new Congress meets, job one is opening the government

by Ben Bradford
Jan 3, 2019
We’re seeing a transition of power in Washington on Thursday. Democrats, led by new Speaker Nancy Pelosi, take over the House, while Republicans continue to hold the Senate. As the government shutdown continues, Congress’ first challenge will be flipping the lights back on in major portions of the federal government. What else is on the […]
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, House Speaker designate Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer talk to journalists following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and fellow members of Congress about border security at the White House Jan. 02, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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House Democrats have plan to fund government, but not a wall

by Associated Press
Jan 1, 2019
Democrats in the House are aiming to pass two bills this Thursday that would fund government agencies and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers back on the job.
The U.S. Capitol is shown during a partial shutdown of the federal government on Monday in Washington, D.C. 
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Government shutdown continues as Democrats set new congressional agenda

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 31, 2018
The impasse over border wall funding is likely the first of many spending battles facing the new divided Congress.
A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington, D.C., in December.
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