WHITE HOUSE – It's day two of the government shutdown, and neither side is showing any sign of compromise. Vice President JD Vance said mass layoffs could begin in a matter of days.

On Wednesday, the Senate failed to pass short-term funding bills to reopen the government. There will be no vote on Thursday, due to the Yom Kippur holiday.

Signs of the shutdown are already appearing in Washington, D.C., as sites like the Library of Congress and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center are being closed.

The crisis is further polarizing an already divided Congress, with both political parties blaming each other.

Wednesday, Vice President Vance spoke to reporters at a White House press briefing, arguing that Democrats caused the government's closing because they demanded extending health care to ille

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