How the shutdown has become a political stress test as tempers flare and the stakes rise

The U.S. Capitol building is seen at night in Washington. (Photo by Jen Golbeck / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) Jen Golbeck/Sipa USA/AP

Frustration in Washington and on Capitol Hill has reached a boiling point amid the government shutdown. What began as a standoff over spending priorities around enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies has turned into a full-blown political stress test — revealing cracks within party ranks, fiery exchanges across the aisle and growing public impatience with the gridlock on Capitol Hill.

Here’s how we got here and what’s coming next week as the shutdown continues:

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Top House leaders signaled on Sunday there’s virtually no appetite for their parties to cross the aisle and engage with the other side’s demands to pass a bill to reopen