WASHINGTON (AP) — Blame was hurled Wednesday at all sides for start of a government shutdown after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to fund federal operations and plunged the country into a new cycle of uncertainty.

Roughly 750,000 federal workers were expected to be furloughed, with some potentially fired by Trump's Republican administration. Many offices will be shuttered , perhaps permanently, as Trump vows to "do things that are irreversible" to punish Democrats. His deportation agenda is expected to run full speed ahead, while education , environmental and other services sputter. The economic fallout is expected to ripple nationwide.

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