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Africa: US Government Shuts Down After Senate Fails to Pass Funding Bill
The US federal government has entered a shutdown after senators failed to agree on a last-minute funding bill, forcing non-essential services to close and placing up to 750,000 federal workers on unpaid furlough.
Why has the federal government been shut down and what is affected?
government shutdownCongressimpacts of shutdownNewsPolitics and local government Democrats take stand to protect healthcare coverage as Republicans adjourn with negotiating By G. A. McNeeley October 1, 2025 -- The Democratic and Republican proposals that would’ve funded the government beyond Tuesday, September 30, failed within The Senate during the eleventh hour, which effectively shut the government down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1.…
US government shuts down October 1 – The Courier News
Written by Tanya Terry, with Capitol Image by Tanjil Hasnat/Adobe Stock The US government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, after multiple proposals- from both Republicans and Democrats -that would have funded the government -failed on Tuesday, September 30. It makes the 21st shutdown since the 1977 fiscal year, with the longest shutdown lasting 35 days and occurring during President Donald Trump’s first term. Prior to the most rec
The two parties in the U.S. Congress are deadlocked over the spending bill, and the federal government went into shutdown at midnight on October 1, local time. It will take until at least the afternoon of the 3rd to vote on an emergency appropriations bill. The White House said it will begin laying off federal employees "within one to two days."
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