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Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a
federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow,
gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent
this week that last-minute measures to keep the government open
would not materialize. Although the U.S. Senate has reached an
agreement on a bipartisan continuing resolution, a vote on that
package might not even happen until after funding for the
government runs out on September 30, 2023. Even then, the bill
would have zero chance of passing the U.S. House of Representatives
as written. With the shutdown all but inevitable, the focus on
Capitol Hill is shifting towards figuring out a way to reopen the
government. It is unclear how—or when—this will
eventually end.
