Here’s What Stops — And What Doesn’t — If the US Government Shuts Down

Government Shutdown Halts Economic Data for Wall Street
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Longer lines at airports, missed paychecks, shuttered national parks and delayed economic data — those are some of the potential impacts of a looming federal government shutdown.

Infighting among House Republicans is driving the government to the brink of a potentially protracted shutdown this weekend. Barring a breakthrough, federal funding will lapse at midnight on Sept. 30.