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This photo, taken in 2018, shows a home being built in Sarasota, Fla. The government shutdown has forced many would-be homebuyers to delay their purchases because the U.S.-backed National Flood Insurance Program stopped writing new policies on Oct. 1 and can't resume until it's reauthorized by Congress. Kerry Sheridan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

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People enjoy the weather at the closed National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20. The US government shutdown dragged into a third week, with Congress gridlocked in a clash over spending and no resolution in sight. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A woman walks past a sign on Oct. 6 indicating the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is closed as the federal government continues its shutdown. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff and supporters protested cuts to the agency outside its headquarters in August. Over this past weekend, hundreds more employees were fired. Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Tim Kaine,D-VA, leaves a Senate Democratic meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3 in Washington. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on the shutdown's impact on federal workers in his state

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Stephanie Rogers at her mother's home outside Denver, where she and her two young daughters now live. Rogers has dipped into her retirement to help the family get through the federal shutdown. Tegan Wendland/CPR News hide caption

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A federal worker tries to make ends meet for her kids as the shutdown continues

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Rep. Mike Lawler (right), R-N.Y., confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., about signing on to a bill that would extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, on Oct. 8. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption

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ACA tax credits. What to know

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a press conference at the White House along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government shutdown continues. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption

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The dome of the U.S Capitol is seen on the 8th day of the government shutdown on Oct. 8. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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‘Make it stop.’ For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)

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Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks with reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House in July 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Vought on RIFs

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Left: Monica Gorman is a research analyst at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Right: Sarah Kobrin has worked at the National Institutes of Health for nearly 22 years. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Bonded by uncertainty, federal workers speak out against Trump administration

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., leave a news conference after a Senate vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on the shutdown and the National Guard troops in his state

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From left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson talks about the government shutdown

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A plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Harry Reid International Airport, Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP hide caption

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President of air traffic controllers' union on the delays caused by the shutdown

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An American Airlines plane lands on a runway near the air traffic control tower at Miami International Airport in Miami, on Oct. 2, 2025, the second day of the federal government shutdown. Marta Lavandier/Associated Press hide caption

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An air traffic control tower seen during a temporary ground stop at the Nashville International Airport on Tuesday, the result of staffing shortages. Seth Herald/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks to reporters as she walks through the Senate subway in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30 in Washington. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on where negotiations to end the shutdown stand

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