With the House out of town and the Senate far from a deal, funding for the federal government is set to run out on October 1st.
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At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 1, the federal government will shut down unless Congress can pass a short-term funding measure, something that currently looks unlikely to happen.
Earlier this month, the Republican-controlled House passed a continuing resolution that funds the government through November 21 at current spending levels, while putting some extra money into a few specific areas, like security for the executive and judicial branches, as well as for members of Congress.
