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Here’s the latest on the potential government shutdown:
- The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday if Congress doesn’t act, a possibility that looks increasingly likely.
- Congress was in session today but has shown little public progress on breaking the logjam. Conservatives in the House have pushed for deep spending cuts that can’t pass the Democratic-controlled Senate. And they’re threatening Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s job.
- Meanwhile, the Senate released a plan to keep the government funded through Nov. 17, along with some aid for Ukraine and FEMA funding. But it’s unclear whether House Republicans will accept it.
- President Joe Biden said today he doesn’t believe a shutdown is inevitable, calling on House Republicans to “do their job, fund the government.”
- McCarthy suggested yesterday that a meeting with Biden would be “very important,” but the White House has rejected that after the speaker blew up a previous spending agreement, saying the crisis is up to Republicans to fix.
- If the government does shut down, millions of federal workers and military personnel will lose their paychecks. Some essential workers, like TSA employees, will have to work without pay. But Social Security checks will continue to go out. Here’s everything you need to know about how it might affect you.
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