Senate government shutdown vote not expected Fri.
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The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.
Here's where Trump stands with Americans amidst the government shutdown, his deployment of federal troops to Portland, Oregon, more.
The possible government shutdown that seems imminent this week would be like no federal funding crunch before it.
The latest YouGov/The Economist poll asked Americans about which political party is to blame for the shutdown, whether they approve of how political leaders are handling the issue, and when they believe the shutdown will end. The poll found that more Americans blamed Trump and Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats.
Hurry-up-and-wait as the federal government's partial shutdown is now two weeks old with neither side any closer to resolving the budget impasse.
The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
Protesters were set to gather in other Arizona cities and towns, including Flagstaff, Prescott Valley, Tucson and Yuma. Smaller communities like Sierra Vista and Show Low had also planned No Kings demonstrations. The Arizona events were among the 2,600 No Kings protests planned across the country.
But the polls show more Americans blame Republicans and Trump than Congressional Democrats for the shutdown. Alongside the shutdown, it's been a busy week. National Guard troops were deployed in Chicago before the move was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.