Jonathan Freedland speaks to Marianna Sotomayor, a congressional reporter at the Washington Post, to look at who should take the blame, who suffers, and who will blink first

The shutdown began after congressional Democrats and Republicans could not agree on how to continue funding the federal government.

Jonathan Freedland speaks to Marianna Sotomayor, a congressional reporter at the Washington Post, to look at who should take the blame, who suffers, and who will blink first

The third day of the US government shutdown has yielded no breakthrough as Democrats and Republicans split on spending.