The Wall Street Journal

US Govt shutdown begins as funding lapses

US Govt shutdown begins as funding lapses
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The Wall Street Journal
By Natalie Andrews and Lindsay EllisGovernment funding lapsed early Wednesday morning after the White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a shutdown that is expected to halt some federal services and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough.The shutdown could be more consequential than those that have happened in the past. Trump administration officials have said they plan to use the shutdown to reduce the size of the government, moving to cut jobs across agencies. That effort is already being ch...

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