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Feb 1, 2026, 2:23 pm88 ptsAt 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, the federal government entered its first shutdown of the new year, Shutdowns aren't a new phenomenon in Washington, D.C., but they've slowed in their frequency since the turn of the century. Even so, rising partisan rancor, energized political bases and congressional…
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