Why both parties are holding out as the shutdown drags on

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  Good morning. It's Friday, October 17th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, why the nation's eyes are on the upcoming New York City mayor's race,

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  where all that sports betting money really goes,

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  and Taylor Swift fans swarm a museum in Germany to see the painting that inspired her latest hit.

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  But first, today marks the 17th day of the government shutdown.

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  So far,

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  President Trump has halted billions of dollars in grants for projects in cities run by Democrats,

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  though his move to fire federal workers has been blocked for now by a federal judge.

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  Airport staffing shortages have led to delayed flights,

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  and many furloughed federal workers receive their last paychecks,

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  at least until the impasse gets resolved.

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  So what will it take to get the government moving again?

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  We reached out to Wall Street Journal reporter, Siobhan Hughes,

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  to ask her what the sticking points are and whether any of them show signs of budging.

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  For Republicans, their position is they're just trying to do what Democrats have done for decades,

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  which is pass a straightforward short-term bill continuing funding at the previous year's levels until they can reach a deal.

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  And that basically Democrats are the ones here who are being hypocrites

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  because they are putting conditions on that government funding.

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