Washington: The United States government has shut down as lawmakers failed to achieve a breakthrough on a funding bill.

As a consequence, the funding for US government departments will be cut and will bring a few federal services to a halt. On Tuesday, Democrats blocked Republicans’ plans to pass the spending bill in the Senate.

Democratic leaders met US President Donald Trump on Monday but failed to come to an agreement.

Hours after the meeting, Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social, mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Trump on Tuesday continued to blame Democrats, saying that he “didn’t see them bend even a little bit.”

He also threatened to fire more federal workers during the shutdown.

“When you shut it down, you h

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