Government shuts down. Who cares?

The U.S. Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill on Friday, triggering a government shutdown.
But while news of the shutdown made for good headlines, not much actually happened. Even before the Senate approved a short-term funding bill on Monday, many federal workers were called in to work as their agencies continued to operate on existing funds. Others, like almost all of the staff at the Department of Homeland Security, are deemed “essential” and were required to report fo