The United States government has been shut down as President Donald Trump and Congress could not reach an agreement to keep the government activities running as the deadline expired at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday. At the same time, the Democrats obstructed a Republican temporary measure of funding package which did not accommodate their demands.

Before the current US government shutdown, the same happened six years back in 2018-2019 when funding for the government lapsed for five weeks, including New Year's Day, during Donald Trump’s first presidency.

How will the US government shutdown affect the nation?

During the shutdown, around 750,000 federal workers are likely to be sent on temporary leave, and some would potentially be fired by Trump’s Republican administration. Many off

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