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Funding for federal agencies lapsed beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, after Congress was unable to pass a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown

Workers will be furloughed and tasks deemed nonessential will come to a halt. Museums will stay open for now, and Social Security and other payments will continue.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/federal-government-shutdown-2026-033773ad

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