CHEYENNE — The first government shutdown since 2019 began at 10 p.m. local time Tuesday after members of Congress failed to come to an agreement on a short-term government funding bill.

In the week leading up to the anticipated government shutdown, Wyoming’s three-member congressional delegation, as well as many other Republicans, pointed fingers across the aisle, blaming Democrats.

Democrats are urging Congress to extend soon-to-expire tax credits that lower the cost of health insurance for millions of Americans, to roll back Trump-era cuts to Medicaid and to block reductions in funding for federal health agencies.

“(Democrats) can govern in the best interest of the American people or they can continue to grandstand for retweets and likes from their liberal base,” Sen. John Barrasso, R

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