Light-Hearted Closing: Baseball Picks

 Shutdowns hit home for most, if not all, lawmakers. While lawmakers are huddling to try to find a deal and open the government, they’re also lamenting how the shutdown is affecting their respective home states. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week.

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