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Eric Levitz explains the factors driving the shutdown, while Zack Beauchamp has some notes on Democrats’ shutdown strategy. Ian Millhiser is covering the ways the Supreme Court is making a speedy resolution less likely. On Today, Explained, Sean Rameswaram interviews Sen Elizabeth Warren to explain why Democrats are doubling down on healthcare. And Vox’s daily newsletters, Today, Explained, and The Logoff, are bringing the latest directly to your inbox.
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