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Federal workers across the country could be furloughed at midnight.

That's if Congress fails to reach a deal to keep the government open. Still, that doesn't

mean the government would cease to function entirely. NPR's Andrea Shue reports.

In a shutdown, some government functions that are not funded by Congress do continue. Social

security checks still go out. Your mail will still be delivered.

Other functions considered necessary to protect life or property would also continue,

but the Trump administration has not made explicitly clear what those would be.

Max Steyer, the CEO of the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service,

says the administration has already demonstrated

and even threatened to pursue an agenda that is personal to the president as opposed to in the

public's interest. Steyer warns government shutdowns make the government slower and less efficient.

He says they interrupt modernization efforts and training programs and lead to a loss of talent.

Andrea Shue and PR News.

President Trump's federal intervention in Memphis has begun.

That's according to a tweet from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

As NPR's Kat-Lansdorf reports, the operation is set to include more than a dozen federal

agencies and the National Guard.

Trump has said the Memphis Task Force is to fight crime in the city, which has some of the highest

rates of violent crime in the country. Those numbers have been declining, but they're still high.

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