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News Topical, Digital Desk : The US government has officially shut down for the first time in six years after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to reach agreement on a temporary funding bill.
President Trump could not get the funding bill passed by Parliament
The US, gripped by a government shutdown, is facing a new period of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a deal by Wednesday's deadline to keep government programs and services running.
About 750,000 federal employees are expected to be furloughed.
Approximately 750,000 federal employees are expected to be furloughed, some of whom could be fired by the Trump administration. However, Vice President J.D. Vance said the White House has not made any final decisions about potential layoffs or furloughs.
However, a vote to end the government shutdown failed on Wednesday, just hours after it began, as Senate Democrats stuck to the party's demand to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans are refusing to provide.
Republicans and Democrats blamed each other.
Both Republicans and Democrats have blamed each other for the situation. Democrats wanted healthcare issues included in the bill. They want to amend this temporary funding bill to provide healthcare benefits to millions of Americans, while Republicans say they must deal with this issue separately.
Trump could not get the funding bill passed
President Trump's Republican Party failed to pass the temporary funding bill in the Senate. Passing the bill required 60 votes in the 100-member Senate. Despite controlling both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Republican Party fell seven votes short of passing the temporary funding bill. The President also needed the votes of Democratic lawmakers to pass the bill, but the Democratic Party did not vote in his support.
First shutdown of Trump's term
This is the first shutdown since his return to the White House this year. His record underscores the polarization over budget priorities in a political environment that prefers hardline stances over traditional compromises. Democrats blame the president. Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are placing the blame squarely on the president and Republicans.
"After months of making life difficult and raising the prices of essential goods, Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they don't want to protect the American people's health care," Democratic leaders said in a joint statement.
Many people will not get their salaries until the deadlock is over.
The federal government shutdown means millions of federal employees will be furloughed, while others deemed essential will be required to continue coming to work, though many will not receive pay until the standoff is resolved. According to CNN, some others will continue to draw salaries because their jobs are not funded by the annual allocation from Congress.
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