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🚨 43 Days of Shutdown. A Government Reopened. A New Crisis Begins.
Welcome back to While We Were Distracted, the podcast where we break down the biggest stories overshadowed by the chaos of daily life.

In today’s episode, we dive deep into the uneasy truths that emerged after the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history—a 43-day collapse that ended in November 2025… only to create a new countdown to disaster on January 30, 2026. ⏳🔥

We unpack:
🏛️ State & local government strain — frozen budgets, halted FEMA reimbursements, stalled housing assistance
🛡️ Temporary wins — SNAP extended, cybersecurity grants restored, disaster funds reopened
⚖️ A constitutional showdown — Congress vs. the executive branch over who controls federal dollars
💼 Contractor chaos — severe financial deadlines, FAR clause traps, massive re-mobilization costs
🌍 International & regulatory gridlock — CFIUS tolling, BIS delays, sanctions licensing freezes
🏥 Health care cliffs — ACA premium tax credits expiring, telehealth hanging by a thread
⚒️ Labor enforcement paralysis — the NLRB without quorum and a growing national backlog
💸 IRS in crisis — staffing collapse, paperwork mountains, and a shrinking timeline for the 2026 tax season

This is not just another funding fight. It’s a systemic failure to govern—and January's cliff is shaping up to be even more dangerous than the shutdown itself. 🚧⚠️

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