<h1>Funding lapse sparks shutdown, furloughs, partisan administration messaging; Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §1341) and agency neutrality concerns</h1> A federal government funding lapse has triggered a shutdown, causing widespread furloughs and potential layoffs while the president and administration pursue aggressive partisan messaging online, including demonstrably false claims and politically framed communications from agencies. Congressional impasse centers on whether to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies; one party conditions funding on that extension while the other urges separate negotiation. The communications campaign and use of official channels for partisan content raise questions about politicization of nonpartisan agencies. Polling indicates potential public blame for the administration and congressional majorities. The situation implicates statutory appropriations rules, agency neutrality obligations, and constitutional concerns about executive conduct.