Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire talk about how the government shutdown hasn’t created much urgency on Capitol Hill, even though the effects could be significant, why each party thinks they have the upper hand and how it might play in upcoming races like the Virginia governor’s race, where a lot of furloughed federal workers have a vote.
Show Notes:
- Both parties try to win the ‘blame game’ as government shutdown hits nation
- Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife
- At the Races: Who ends the shutdown?
- Voters hate shutdowns
- Word of the Week: Enshittification
- Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification book tour
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