For the past 20 days the United States federal government has been shut down. That means that Congress can't come to an agreement with the president on how the U.S. Treasury should dispense funds for government projects and agencies — in this case, President Trump would like money to build a border wall, and he hasn't accepted his Democratic opponents' compromise of $1.6 billion to fund border security.
Chances are you haven't yet felt the repercussions of this stalemate in your day-to-day life, but the government shutdown has put 800,000 people on unpaid leave, affecting agencies like Commerce, Homeland Security, Transportation and yes, Agriculture and the Health Department, which could have serious consequences for the food you eat.
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