But such stories underscore an irony of the shutdown: Federal jobs have long been seen as being among the most stable, even though now they are anything but. Federal courts, which have been open and operating despite the shutdown, could be close to running out of money. [A typical federal worker has missed $5,000 in pay from the shutdown so far.] For American farmers, the shutdown has compounded concerns about Mr. Trump’s trade war with China. To ease their pain, the president created a $12 billion bailout fund, but that is frozen because of the shutdown.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2019 18:14 UTC