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Fox is told that preparations are underway on Capitol Hill for a potential government shutdown next week.

TOP HOUSE DEM FIRES BACK AT TRUMP'S 'UNHINGED' SHUTDOWN REMARKS AMID COLLAPSE OF GOV FUNDING TALKS

Congressional aides and workers will be paid during the shutdown. That’s a change after the lengthy 2018-2019 shutdown. But each congressional office has the right to decide which employees are "essential" and must report to work.

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Sunrise light hits the U.S. Capitol dome on Thursday, January 2, 2025, as the 119th Congress is set to begin Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 25: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses the

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