US Federal Government Shuts Down After Senate Fails to Pass Funding Plans - 01/10/2025
The US government has shut down for the first time in nearly seven years, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree a deal to keep the federal government funded.A final round of voting in the US Senate on Tuesday failed to pass a proposal to keep the government funded beyond midnight.The shutdown will hit some public services and lead to hundreds of thousands of federal workers being furloughed. It will also delay the release of vital data on the US economy.Political Columnist at The Journal, Larry Donnelly, joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this. Hosted on…
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