"Americans are increasingly facing delays and interruptions to their everyday lives. Around 730,000 federal employees (32 percent of the federal workforce) have been working without pay, according to data from the Bipartisan Policy Center, while 670,000 have been furloughed sent home without pay because government departments can't legally pay them. That number will go up as the shutdown drags on and government departments run out of money."
"In the lead-up to the shutdown in October, US President Donald Trump threatened to pursue mass federal layoffs after Democrats refused to approve a Republican-backed spending bill without key amendments that would restore funding for public health programmes. Neither side backed down, resulting in the shutdown, which is now the second-longest in US history. It has been rare for government shutdowns in the past to last for longer than a few days, but they do happen sometimes."
The US government shutdown began on October 1 after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a funding bill. Around 730,000 federal employees (32 percent of the federal workforce) have been working without pay while 670,000 have been furloughed because government departments cannot legally pay them. Service disruptions include essential food assistance and cessation of some non-essential federal operations. President Donald Trump threatened mass federal layoffs during negotiations. The shutdown has become the second-longest in US history and is expected to widen impacts and increase unpaid or furloughed workers as departments run out of funds.
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