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The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Dems for shutdown Far more partisan than the straightforward alerts that typically grace agency websites during shutdowns, the messages are in keeping with Trum…
Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown Senators were expected to depart for the weekend, and there have been few signs of progress toward ending the congressional standoff.