Government Shutdown or Breakdown?

Saving The West by Alex Warren

Jan 26, 201929:38News & Politics

Missing federal paychecks and warring political parties spell dangerous conditions for firefighters and air traffic controllers--and Saving The West shares stories from the firelines and eyes in the skies. And while the...

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