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With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlock

  • Written by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlockWhen Democrats and Republicans fight, do Americans win?wildpixel/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves. The...

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