Here’s What To Expect Now That The Government Has Shut Down

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The government has officially shut down , resulting in closures and cutbacks at federal agencies and among workers, per The Hill .

On Wednesday (October 1), the federal government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding agreement before Tuesday’s (September 30) deadline.

Senate Democrats rejected a Republican-backed short-term funding bill that would’ve kept the government running through November 21. Democrats demanded that the bill reverse Medicaid cuts passed in Trump’s summer spending package and extend tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance plans. GOP leaders refused to negotiate, saying they wanted a “clean” funding bill with no policy changes.

With no deal, the Office of Management and Budget instructed federal age