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What happens during a government shutdown?

Sorry Smokey, no friendly campers will be visiting you soon. Since noon Saturday, the United States government has officially been shut down. Shutdowns are caused when Congress fails to sign a bill to fund the government and doesn’t extend the previous bill, thus forcing the government to cease functioning. Shutdowns have happened in the past 30 years, most recently in 2013. Keep Reading

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Opinion

What is DACA?

Democrats want to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Republicans want to deport most of these people back to their home countries. Keep Reading

Opinion

Ban the Muslim ban

Not only has Trump violated basic human decency, but he has also violated several clauses and amendments in the U.S. Constitution as well. Keep Reading

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