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A partial government shutdown began after Congress failed to agree on a funding bill.

Essential services like mail delivery, air traffic control, and Social Security payments will continue.

Hundreds of thousands of nonessential federal workers will be furloughed without pay.

National parks may close, and passport services could see delays during the shutdown.

The government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats were unable to come to an agreement on funding.

Congressional Democrats had refused to support any funding extensions that didn't address a slate of health care demands . Republicans refused to budge and, unable to come to a deal , the partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m.

During the shutdown, "essential" government serv

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