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A U.S. government shutdown is likely as Congress has until midnight on Sept. 30 to agree on funding.

During a shutdown, non-essential federal workers are furloughed, while essential employees work without immediate pay.

Social Security and Medicare benefits are expected to continue, though some payment delays for Medicare are possible.

A U.S. government shutdown is growing more likely by the day.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress have until midnight on Sept. 30 to strike a compromise , and neither side appears to be budging in a debate where partisan gridlock could lead to the closing of everything but essential government services. Funding expires in about two weeks at midnight on Oct. 1, and lawmakers have a planned vacation for one of those weeks tied

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