Media correspondents will now receive the following message from the State Department: “Thank you for your inquiry. Please note that responses may be delayed due to the government shutdown caused by congressional Democrats.”Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson of the department, emphasized how the Democrats are the ones who caused the shutdown in a Tuesday evening statement to Breitbart News. “It’s not partisan to state the obvious: Democrats are to blame for the looming shutdown,” the spokesperson said. Schumer and Jeffries have since changed their tune, leading Democrats in blocking the Republicans from passing their version of a continuing resolution (CR). If a CR is not passed by midnight on Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning marks the beginning of the government shutdown.