The federal government shut down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday, with Democrats and Republicans in Washington blaming each other for the failure to reach a resolution on funding. It's unclear how long the first government shutdown in nearly seven years will last, but it is expected to have an impact in Massachusetts.

A House-passed bill led by the GOP would have extended spending levels for seven weeks, but it failed again in the Senate Wednesday night. Democrats said they are demanding an extension of health care tax credits in order to support the bill.

When no deal was reached, the government shutdown began at midnight.

"It's midnight, which means Trump's government just ran out of money," Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren posted on X, the social media platform previously kn

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