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What happens in a government shutdown? Here’s what to know

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A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown.

The US government’s debt has been downgraded. Here’s what to know

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Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government’s credit worthiness.