The United States federal government has entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a funding bill before the legal deadline. The collapse of negotiations between the House and Senate forced agencies to suspend operations and send hundreds of thousands of federal workers home without pay.
Essential services such as military operations and airport security will continue, but employees in those sectors will work without immediate salaries. Non-essential services — including national parks, museums, research programs and many administrative offices — have closed until funding is restored.
The shutdown is the result of a budget standoff in Washington, where Republicans and Democrats refused to compromise on conditions tied to the spending package. Each party is blaming the other as public services freeze and pressure builds on lawmakers to strike a deal.
Economists warn that the longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the economic fallout will be, with reduced consumer spending, stalled contracts and shaken market confidence. There is no confirmed timeline for a resolution as negotiations remain deadlocked
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