The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to reach a funding deal. Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over whether to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies, scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
Essential services continue. Medicare and Medicaid keep running because they’re funded outside annual appropriations. The military, law enforcement, and air traffic control remain on duty without their people getting paid until the shutdown ends. The Postal Service stays open since it funds itself. The courts and IRS can operate for only a limited time before cutbacks take hold.
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