The price of the American government shutdown
Our editors and correspondents discuss the events shaping the world next week
As government departments remain unfunded in America, we look at a constitutional principle that may be damaged in the standoff. Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro moves to make guns more easily available. And another shutdown: of this programme. We look back on “The week ahead”, and look forward to what’s next.
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