00:00Federal workers in the U.S. could face layoffs within two days as the government shutdown drags on.
00:06White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt says government agencies are already preparing for cuts.
00:13So far, the shutdown, the 15th since 1981, has halted scientific research, financial oversight and environmental cleanup.
00:22About 750,000 federal employees have been ordered to stay home,
00:27while troops and border agents continue to work without pay.
00:31Republicans and Democrats continue to trade blame as they struggle to break the deadlock.
00:36Meanwhile, the Trump administration has also frozen $26 billion in funding for Democratic-leaning states.
00:43This included $18 billion for transit projects in New York
00:46and $8 billion for green energy programs in states like California and Illinois.
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