WHAT TO KNOW

* The federal government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that a shutdown seemed likely. * Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, have blamed Democrats for trying to tack health care policy conditions onto their funding bill. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, have said they won’t support a bill without the health care provisions. * Two unions have filed suit against the Trump administration over its plans to fire federal workers during the impending shutdown, alleging t

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