Jessica Rosenthal

There are a few Democrats running, including former Senator Doug Jones, who lost to Tuberville in 2020.

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Essential services would continue.

So Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security benefits will still go out.

The mail will be delivered.

Food stamps will still be sent.

But tours on Capitol Hill would stop.

National Park services would be impacted.

Importantly, many non-essential federal workers end up being furloughed.

So things at the IRS slow down.

Or like TSA workers, they're expected to show up, but they get paid after a shutdown ends.

And this ends up causing delays as staff call out during the shutdown.

This time, though, the big shift is that the Office of Management and Budget has told all department heads to prepare for mass layoffs.

If there isn't enough funding for certain positions and employees are engaged in programs, projects or activities that are inconsistent with the president's priorities.

Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.