"The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to meet a deadline of midnight on Friday to complete work on a spending package to prevent funding from running out across multiple federal departments. While funding has technically expired, Congress appears within striking distance of breaking the impasse that has led funds to expire across large stretches of government, including the Department of Defense, the State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services."
"On Friday, the Senate approved legislation to fund each of these remaining government agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September, while also agreeing to a two-week stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. That two-week continuing resolution is designed to allow lawmakers to negotiate reforms at the agency after federal immigration officers in Minnesota killed two U.S. citizens this month. However, the legislation must now be approved by the House, which is on recess until Monday."
The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to meet a midnight funding deadline. Funding has technically expired across multiple departments, including Defense, State, and Health and Human Services, though lawmakers remain close to resolving the impasse. The Senate approved bills to fund remaining agencies through the fiscal year and a two-week continuing resolution for Homeland Security. The two-week measure aims to allow negotiations on agency reforms after federal immigration officers in Minnesota killed two U.S. citizens. The House is on recess until Monday, and the legislation requires House approval; the president has endorsed the package.
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