202-224-3121 gets you to the US Capitol switchboard. The operator gets you to the office or voicemail of a Congressman/woman or Senator. They are the Gang of 535: 100 Senators, 435 Members in the House of Representatives.

Ask them what you should do if you are dependent on a transfer payment like veteran’s disability or Social Security. Ask how you will meet your payroll if you are a vendor making coats for the army and you don’t get paid. Ask how you should value your 401k. Ask if there will be toilet paper in the bathroom in the national park. Put their feet to the fire.

The Big Picture is the single most rational, unbiased source of information I know of. Sorry NYT.