Congress and President Donald Trump have little time and even fewer options to reach a funding deal to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown, which would disrupt U.S. government services and cause the furlough of hundreds of thousands of civil servants beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

If a shutdown does occur, government functions deemed non-essential, like national parks , will close or cut staffing, while essential government services, such as the military and law enforcement, will keep working.

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