WASHINGTON —

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

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The U.S. government has entered a shutdown after Trump and Congress failed to agree on funding.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face furloughs.

Economic fallout is expected to ripple nationwide, with no clear resolution in sight.

The Senate is back in session Wednesday morning. The House is not in session this week.

Senate Democrats are demanding that health care subsidies and Medicaid cuts be addressed before passing a funding bill.

This is the first government shutdown in nearly seven years.

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