The US government has shut down for the first time in six years after senators failed to pass a last-minute funding bill.
This would now likely leave hundreds of thousands of workers on unpaid leave and halting many government programs and services.
Both Democrats and Republicans are laying blame on each other when it comes to the shutdown.
While Republicans control both chambers of Congress, they fall short of the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass a spending bill.
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