Angelina Bazzi, Staff Writer   Kevin Dietsch // Getty You may be unfamiliar with this, or you may have heard recently that the government officially shut down on   October 1, 2025.  The shutdown resulted from a funding dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Lawmakers failed to agree on a budget that would have allowed the government to continue functioning through October and the following months. Although Republicans now control both chambers of Congress, they were 60 votes...