The U.S. government ran out of funding at midnight and has officially shut down after President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans failed to come to a deal with Democrats . It may be a while before there’s any resolution here: While the Senate is set to vote again Wednesday on Republicans’ short-term spending bill, which Democrats rejected for the second time on Tuesday evening, the House is on recess until October 7, with Democrats staying in town while Republicans have been instructed to lie low.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said a “lot of good can come from shutdowns” because it gives him the opportunity to “get rid of” Democratic policies. So what does this chaos mean for you? And how bad of a position does this shutdown put us all in? Below, a break

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