Nearly 24 hours into the latest US government shutdown, the political deadlock shows no sign of easing, as Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a tussle over health care funding. The impasse has forced hundreds of thousands of federal workers off the job, while iconic national sites from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbour in Hawaii have been shuttered. At the heart of the dispute is a fight over whether subsidies under the Affordable Care Act should be extended. Democrats insist the support is vital to prevent insurance premiums from spiking, while Republicans argue that the spending bill must not include what they frame as “handouts” connected to immigration and health care. The shutdown stems from a deadlock between Senate Democrats and President Donald

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