Shutdown showdown: US government remains closed for now
In Washington, the US Senate on Monday evening failed to pass a short-term budget to keep federal agencies open. Legal experts suggest, Democrats have almost no chance of extracting real concessions from the Republicans.
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00:00The government crisis in the United States continued on Monday evening as another shutdown vote in the Senate failed to garner the necessary 60 votes.
00:09As the shutdown enters its second week, Democrats rejected the short-term funding measure passed by the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
00:18The latest adds to the current stalemate in the U.S. government as Republican and Democratic lawmakers fail to agree on a way forward to resolve the budget dispute.
00:31Since the shutdown began on October 1, several services have been suspended as agency funding has run out.
00:38Monday's short-term measure, also called continuing resolution, would have kept federal agencies open through November 21 if voted in.
00:48It was not immediately clear what comes next after no tangible signs of negotiations emerged between congressional leaders since President Donald Trump met with them last week.
00:59The Trump administration has repeatedly asserted that the shutdown will result in thousands of federal employees being laid off rather than being placed on temporary unpaid leave.
01:10The U.S. government shut down last week after the deadline for Congress to agree on a funding bill had elapsed, primarily due to health care-related issues and budget allocations.
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