White House launches shutdown clock

The White House website launched a government shutdown clock on Wednesday morning, as both Republicans and Democrats continue to trade barbs over who is responsible for the partial government closure.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a post on X shared a link to a White House shutdown tracking website, blaming Democrats for the lapse in funding.

Democrats have countered that they are seeking concessions from the Republican-controlled Congress to safeguard health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year that expanded health care coverage to millions of Americans during the pandemic.

By Laura Figueroa Hernandez

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Laura Figueroa Hernandez is the White House correspondent and previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics for The Miami Herald.