Republicans and Democrats blame each other as US government shuts down – video

The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018. Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal departments unless they won a series of concessions centered on healthcare. The GOP, which controls the Senate and the House of Representatives, rejected their demands, setting off a legislative scramble that lasted into the hours before funding lapsed at midnight, when the Senate failed to advance both parties' bills to keep funding going

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