government shutdown 2013
A few days after the first time in 17 years that the U.S. government ordered the partial shutdown of its operations indefinitely, its negative effects can already be felt in various regions of the country.
Despite President Obama's deal to end the shutdown and raise the debt limit, his approval rating has dropped to 44.5 percent in his 19th quarter, and continues to drop.
In a new CNN/ORC poll, a majority of Americans said that congressional Republicans do not deserve re-election, and that House Speaker John Boehner should be replaced.
President Obama scolded congress in a speech on Thursday just hours after lawmakers voted to reopen the government and barely avoided a national default.
The government reopened today after a 16-day shutdown after a bill was passed late Wednesday that funds the government through January. Republicans hardly won any concessions, and are now trying to figure how to come back after their major defeat.
On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee launched a campaign to make Spanish calls to Latino voters that criticize Republicans for their role in the government shutdown.
Along with thousands of furloughed workers and the closures of national parks and zoos, now the US government shutdown can also be blamed for causing a surge in unemployment claims.
According to recent reports, the National Science Foundation has decided to cancel the U.S. Antarctic research program thanks to the government shutdown in Washington that has affected services across the board for the U.S.
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) were caught talking about the Republican strategy during the shutdown on a hot mic. Some senior GOP members take issue with the Republican intransigence and the government shutdown.
Because the U.S. government has been shut down for four straight days without an end in sight, there is a growing concern that the stalemate in congress will merge into a much more complex fight in mid-October over raising the federal debt ceiling.
President Obama has canceled trips to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the government shutdown. He and first lady Michelle Obama have also announced that they will not attend the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's gala.
The government shutdown due to a congressional impasse in new budget negotiations has forced the furlough of about 400,000 federal employees, and thousands more are forced to work without pay.
NASA is mostly getting an unpaid vacation this week, as the federal government shutdown has resulted in the space agency's shuttering - except for Mission Control in Houston, which is keeping the astronauts in orbit afloat. The shutdown is an unpleasant birthday gift on the 55th anniversary of NASA's first operational status, on October 1, 1958.
Just in case you haven't been following national politics as of late, then please be advised that our federal government will more than likely shutdown Tuesday if Congress does not pass a spending bill by midnight.
