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More from Government shutdown 2019: what you need to know about the border wall spending fight

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The federal government technically shut down againThe federal government technically shut down again
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The government’s funding ran out for the second time in three weeks.

By Dylan Scott, Tara Golshan and 1 more
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House Democrats’ confusing, high-risk shutdown gamble, explainedHouse Democrats’ confusing, high-risk shutdown gamble, explained
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There’s “confusion and frustration” as Democratic leadership sends mixed messages about a possible shutdown over DACA.

By Ella Nilsen and Tara Golshan
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Why Democrats probably won’t shut down the government againWhy Democrats probably won’t shut down the government again
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Democrats are trying to change the terrain of the immigration debate.

By Dylan Scott
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What Mitch McConnell actually promised on DACAWhat Mitch McConnell actually promised on DACA
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“It would be my intention.”

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Activists got Democrats to shut down the government. Can they do it again?Activists got Democrats to shut down the government. Can they do it again?
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“We don’t see it”: Activists don’t think Democrats won the shutdown fight.

By Ella Nilsen
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The bipartisan group behind Sen. Susan Collins’s “talking stick,” explainedThe bipartisan group behind Sen. Susan Collins’s “talking stick,” explained
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The so-called “Common Sense Coalition” wants to be a new force in the Senate.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Senators used a “talking stick” during shutdown negotiationsSenators used a “talking stick” during shutdown negotiations
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Sen. Susan Collins’s plan seemed to be working — until one senator reportedly threw the stick forcefully toward another.

By Jen Kirby
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7 questions about the government shutdown you were too embarrassed to ask7 questions about the government shutdown you were too embarrassed to ask
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Why did the government shut down?

By Andrew Prokop
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Congress has voted to end the government shutdownCongress has voted to end the government shutdown
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But there’s still a lot of work to do.

By Tara Golshan
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Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdownDemocrats didn’t cave on the shutdown
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Democrats are funding CHIP for six years and reopening the government without losing their shutdown leverage.

By Ezra Klein
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3 winners and 2 losers from the deal ending the government shutdown3 winners and 2 losers from the deal ending the government shutdown
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A victory for children’s health care, but the fate of DACA recipients is still to be determined.

By Andrew Prokop, Dara Lind and 1 more
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Senate Democrats’ decision to reopen the government, explainedSenate Democrats’ decision to reopen the government, explained
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What Senate Democrats got — and didn’t get — to end the shutdown.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The government shutdown’s effect on tax returns and refunds, explainedThe government shutdown’s effect on tax returns and refunds, explained
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The short of it: You can file a tax return, but don’t expect a refund soon.

By German Lopez
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Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
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Democrats are adopting tactics they condemned in the Obama years. But they still want to compromise.

By Ezra Klein
World Politics
How the government shutdown debacle looked to the rest of the worldHow the government shutdown debacle looked to the rest of the world
World Politics

Republicans “aren’t capable of doing the first task of a government,” wrote one French reporter.

By Zack Beauchamp
Explainers
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself 3 weeks to do, explainedThe immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself 3 weeks to do, explained
Explainers

Democrats know what they want. Republicans have no idea.

By Dara Lind
Climate
The government shutdown is sowing confusion at environmental and science agenciesThe government shutdown is sowing confusion at environmental and science agencies
Climate

Research is stopping, and employees don’t know what to expect.

By Umair Irfan
World Politics
Does the government shutdown mean the US stops fighting wars?Does the government shutdown mean the US stops fighting wars?
World Politics

Troops still fight America’s wars during the government shutdown — but for free.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Why VA hospitals stay open during a government shutdownWhy VA hospitals stay open during a government shutdown
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Nearly all VA employees work despite other agencies scaling back.

By Sarah Kliff
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The post office is still working during the shutdownThe post office is still working during the shutdown
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Mail and post offices aren’t affected.

By Rachel Wolfe
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What’s affected — and what’s not — by the government shutdownWhat’s affected — and what’s not — by the government shutdown
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If the shutdown continues, money for food stamps and school lunches could run out by MarchIf the shutdown continues, money for food stamps and school lunches could run out by March
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Poor families are especially at risk.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Science
Why the CDC, NIH, and FDA shutdown has us worriedWhy the CDC, NIH, and FDA shutdown has us worried
Science

The shutdown could keep patients from life-saving experimental treatments.

By Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick
Politics
Federal employees don’t get paid during a shutdown. Members of Congress do.Federal employees don’t get paid during a shutdown. Members of Congress do.
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Their salaries are literally written into the Constitution.

By Sarah Kliff
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The government has officially shut downThe government has officially shut down
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It’s day three of the government shutdown and still “no deal.”

By Dylan Scott and Tara Golshan