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U.S. government shuts down as Trump and Congress fail to reach a funding deal
['Sahil Kapur', 'Julie Tsirkin', 'Gabe Gutierrez', 'Nbc News']
NBC Bay Area
The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding.
Federal employees will go without pay for the duration of a shutdown, while members of Congress and Trump will still receive their salaries.
A second White House official noted that Trump held two health care-related events Tuesday, related to drug prices and pediatric cancer.
A New York Times survey released Tuesday found that 26% would blame Trump and the GOP, while 19% would blame Democrats, 33% said they’d blame both equally, and 21% more were undecided.
A Marist University poll found that 38% would blame Republicans, 27% would blame Democrats, and 31% would blame both equally.