Yvette Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a New York Democrat, speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 30.
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The federal government began shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the start of the new fiscal year, setting off nationwide disruptions and giving the Trump administration an opening to lay off federal workers.
