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In 1995, President Bill Clinton canceled a trip to Japan during a shutdown. In 2013, President Barack Obama canceled a planned trip to Indonesia and Brunei due to a government shutdown. And during a shutdown in his first term, Trump canceled a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
CNN data reporter Harry Enten discusses the results of new polls from AP-NORC and Quinnipiac on how the public is responding to the partial government shutdown. HARRY ENTEN, CNN: You might think, given that the Republicans are in charge of both the House and the Senate,
Despite opposition from major federal labor unions, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ Continuing Resolution to reopen and fund the government for the 13th time Tuesday. The ongoing shutdown, having now lasted 28 days,
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten marveled at encouraging polling figures for the GOP and concerning ones for the Democrats on Tuesday morning.
Attorney General Dave Yost accused Democrats of using working families as leverage in budget negotiations as November 1 deadline for food assistance funding approaches.
The coming Nov. 1 open enrollment date for Obamacare could be an inflection point in the ongoing government shutdown.
Florida Democrats are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as the federal government shutdown threatens to cut off food assistance for millions of residents.
The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.