The U.S. federal government shutdown has lasted for three weeks. In Washington, D.C., furloughed federal employees—unpaid for weeks—lined up for hundreds of feet outside a local food bank, waiting to receive free groceries to get by. As economic pressure on these workers mounts, political blame games and accusations between the two parties continue unabated. With no compromise in sight, there is still no sign of the government shutdown ending.

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