00:00In the United States, the government is facing a partial shutdown starting on Saturday,
00:05which is expected to end next Monday, when the House of Representatives is scheduled to hold the final vote on the funding agreement.
00:12The Senate approved the budget on Friday, with 71 votes in favor and 29 against.
00:17After a week of high political tensions, in which Democrats had refused to approve the provision that expanded funding for immigration agencies
00:25amid the crisis caused by the death of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota at the hands of federal agents.
00:31The legislation took effect at midnight, triggering a technical shutdown until the agreement is ratified by the House of Representatives.
00:39As a result, the Pentagon and most national agencies will temporarily close their doors.
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