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The possible government shutdown that seems imminent this week would be like no federal funding crunch before it.

North Dakota representatives are reacting to the imminent government shutdown, after the Senate could not pass a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government on Tuesday evening.

It is up to every department, agency and congressional office to make contingency plans for a shutdown, including who stays on and who goes home. Whether they work or not, employees at federal agencies affected by a shutdown are not paid until the government opens again.

Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and entertainment (19%).

We discuss former FBI Director James Comey's indictment and the political fallout from a possible government shutdown starting next week.

With a government shutdown just hours away, Democrats and Republicans angrily blamed each other and refused to budge.