Why odds are increasing that the government shutdown could last into November
(Yahoo Finance) A telling indicator of where the current government shutdown stands can be found in a word that is increasingly being uttered across various forums in Washington: November.
Odds are increasing that the current 15-day funding shortfall may continue into next month — which of course won't begin for another two-plus weeks — as both gridlocked lawmakers and analysts try to figure out how the standoff ends.
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One of the Trump administration's key tools to put immediate pressure on Democrats was at least temporarily removed Wednesday, when a ruling from the US District Court for the Northern District of California put at least a temporary pause on Trump's plans to use the shutdown to permanently fire federal employees.
It was the latest action that at least delays the sharpest political and economic shutdown pain. On another front, Trump's administration has reallocated funds to pay active-duty soldiers this week and has also overseen a $300 million infusion into a food aid program for low-income mothers.
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