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Huddles galore but no deal as Senate leaves town

The Senate is gone for the weekend, all but guaranteeing that the government shutdown will become the longest in U.S. history.

SNAP funding runs out on Saturday. There have been ground delays all afternoon at Reagan National Airport due to air traffic control tower staffing shortages — ironically, as senators were dashing to catch flights.

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