00:00U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says the federal government is headed for a shutdown in less than 36 hours.
00:07A last-ditch meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress made little progress,
00:14as both sides remain at odds over how to fund the government before October 1st.
00:20Democrats are pushing for the extension of health care subsidies,
00:24while Republicans want to extend current funding levels for seven weeks.
00:27Failure to reach an agreement will see funding cut off at the end of Tuesday,
00:32bringing some government services to a temporary halt.
00:36The Senate plans to bring up the House bill for another vote on Thursday.
00:39The last government shutdown was during Trump's first term in 2018.
00:44It lasted 35 days, setting a record as the longest in American history
00:48after disagreements over funding a wall on the Mexico border.
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