WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in Congress are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m on Saturday.
If the government shuts down, most federal employees would be left without pay or be forced to stop working, and services deemed nonessential would be paused.
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