October 1, 2013/United States

Politics and elections

 * United States federal government shutdown of 2013:
 * U.S. President Barack Obama, via the White House Office of Management and Budget, issues a partial shutdown of government agencies after the House and Senate fail to come to an agreement on a spending bill to keep government operations running. (NBC News)

In Congress
For the summary of the actions and events that occurred in Congress today. For a summary of the actions in the House click here, and for a summary of the actions in the Senate click here.

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