A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?
- The US government is on the brink of a shutdown, with federal agencies making final preparations and lawmakers racing against the critical midnight deadline. President Joe Biden has called the looming shutdown "unacceptable".
- If a budget resolution is not passed by Congress on Saturday, the Pentagon will begin to shut down non-essential military services on Monday, impacting nearly 950,000 civilians and over 1.3 million active-duty servicemembers.
- In the event of a government shutdown, national parks will be closed, and essential services will continue while approximately 2 million servicemembers and more than 1.5 million federal civilian employees will go without a paycheck.
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America is hours away from the lockdown of its government, as Congress has yet to authorize annual funding of budgets for certain departments, before the new financial year begins (on October 1)
US government shutdown imminent
The US government looked all but certain to enter a partial shutdown on Sunday as House Republicans and Senate Democrats held to starkly different courses on funding. The Democratic-majority Senate planned another procedural vote on a stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 17, which has been moving forward with broad bipartisan support, which the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has rejected so far. House Republican lawma…
Shutdown imminent as House, Senate hold split courses US government funding
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government looked all but certain to enter a partial shutdown on Sunday as House Republicans and Senate Democrats held to starkly
Government shutdown live updates: Senate, House pass 45-day measure to keep government open
The Senate passed a spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a calamitous domino effect on the American public and...
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