Federal government shuts down as Congress remains deadlocked on spending bill
MSNBCยท2025-10-01 10:34
news because the US government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. It's the first shutdown since 2018, which came during President Trump's first term, and that was the longest ever at 34 days. Hours before last night's deadline, both Republican and Democratic funding proposals were rejected by the Senate.This despite three Democrats voting in favor of that GOP bill. As of this moment, there is still no clear path ...