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How Americans are feeling the pain of a partial government shutdown

The government has been partially shut down since Feb. 14, but have you been able to tell?
Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Ali Velshi, chief data reporter and host of "Velshi" at MS-NOW, about when Americans might start to feel the pinch of this latest partial shutdown.
This segment aired on February 26, 2026.