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How Americans are feeling the pain of a partial government shutdown

The Capitol is seen during heavy rain as the Department of Homeland Security funding bill remains in limbo, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The Capitol is seen during heavy rain as the Department of Homeland Security funding bill remains in limbo, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The government has been partially shut down since Feb. 14, but have you been able to tell?

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Ali Velshi, chief data reporter and host of “Velshi” at MS-NOW, about when Americans might start to feel the pinch of this latest partial shutdown.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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