The US federal government shut down on Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be sent home without pay, and many government offices may close temporarily or even for good, making this the first shutdown since 2019. With Democrats and Republicans pointing fingers at each other over the crisis, it has further shaken the spirit of American democracy in one of the world’s most powerful superpowers. The shutdown furloughed as much as 89% of the workforce in some agencies, while in others it was less than 3%. Employees working with pay, working without pay, and furloughed: Agency classification. Roughly 750,000 federal employees are expected to be furloughed, wi

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