The work that won’t get done during a government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of intelligence agency employees would be furloughed even as tension over North Korea’s nuclear program remains high. Important biomedical and public health research would be interrupted and possibly damaged. Military veterans would watch helplessly as the processing of their disability claims came to a halt.
Although the government won’t actually close if Congress can’t pass a spending bill by Friday at midnight, there’s plenty that won