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U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk

U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk

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The U.S. government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to pass a spending bill before the end of Tuesday. Government services will grind to a halt and hundreds of thousands of federal employees face unpaid leave. How long is it expected to last, and could it have been avoided? 


Plus, President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth held a rare gathering of the country’s top military leaders, detailing their new vision for the US military. 


We break it all down with Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic. 


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U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk

U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk