US government shutdown enters second week

US government shutdown enters second week..

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The US government shutdown has entered its second week, with no resolution in sight between President Donald Trump's Republicans and the Democrats. The disagreement centers on extending expiring "Obamacare" health care subsidies, which Democrats are demanding before agreeing to reopen federal departments.

Democrats are refusing to provide the votes needed to reopen federal departments without an agreement on extending "Obamacare" health care subsidies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has told his Republican members not to return to Congress unless Democrats cave.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that Trump's "One Big Beautiful Act" would strip 11 million Americans of health care coverage.
CBS News poll released Sunday showed the public blaming Republicans by a narrow margin for the gridlock.

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