US EditionSenate again fails to pass bills aimed at funding government as blame game continues
The shutdown stems from disputes over health care funding affecting 22 million Americans, with an estimated 750,000 federal employees furloughed daily, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
- On Wednesday, the federal government shut down after the Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill by the midnight deadline, prompting The White House to order agencies to `execute their plans for an orderly shutdown`.
- Senate Democrats demand ACA subsidies extension and Medicaid reversals, while Republicans insist on a clean short-term funding measure, causing the shutdown impasse.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates about 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily at a cost of roughly $3000 million, affecting agencies like NASA and TSA.
- Senate Republicans plan to keep voting, and Senator John Thune said he expects another vote to pressure Democrats, as House Speaker Mike Johnson sent members home until Monday.
- Past shutdowns cost the economy about $3 billion in GDP, and analysts warn of ongoing risks for U.S. equities and decision-making amid the impasse.
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Duncan BannerOklahoma Voice: Shutdown standoff in US Senate extends as thousands of federal workers are sent home
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans remained at a stalemate Wednesday as government offices closed and hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced furloughs on the first day of a government shutdown that showed no sign of ending.
Federal Government Shuts Down Over Health Care Subsidies
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Sioux City JournalIowa Republicans, Democrats clash over blame as federal government shuts down
Iowa's elected leaders and political parties are pointing fingers in Washington's latest funding crisis, as a partisan stalemate triggered the first partial federal government shutdown in nearly seven years.
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Federally funded programs administered by Montana state agencies will continue as normal for at least 30 days, the governor's office said Wednesday, after an impasse in the U.S. Senate led to the first government shutdown since 2018.
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