The government shutdown provided a short-term version of what some activists have long wanted: A government small enough so that you could 'drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.'
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Trump is not the first US president to talk about border security, but he is the only one to make it an "urgent national crisis". Here is a handy deconstruction of President Trump's rhetorical strategy.
The government collects reams of economic data that are vital to the functioning of companies, policymakers and even families.
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
The shutdown poses a very real threat to preparedness for future emergencies, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
The current government shutdown is now the longest in American history, affecting about 800,000 federal employees.
Setting aside personal hardships for workers who don't see a paycheck during the shutdown, the research enterprise itself loses out, too. And unlike back pay, this lost time can never be made up.
Because many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, the loss of even one can be a big financial blow for a family.
The government has been partially closed since Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record. A finance professor who studied the 2013 shutdown explains the economic impact.
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