Most Americans say shutdown would hurt

Axios -  More than half of American adults say a shutdown of the federal government would affect them personally — and 68% say the threat of one decreases their trust in the government, Axios' Stef Kight writes from a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. The survey points to the disarray that would ripple through the nation if — as looks likely — House Republicans fail to settle on a deal to fund the government by the Sept. 30 deadline.Democrats (65%) were more likely than Republicans (46%) to say they'd personally be affected by a shutdown.  64% of those polled also said they don't think U.S. senators should block confirmations of top officials to make a political statement.