Video: First day of US govt shutdown

13:53, January 21, 2018

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  Sequel to Trump’s first year opens with crises, unease

  The sequel to President Donald Trump’s first year in office is opening with the lead player hamstrung by a government shutdown and hunkering down amid investigations, crises and political unease.After 365 days in the Oval Office, Trump has found that his drive to deliver quickly on campaign promises has yielded to the sobering reality of governing — and the prospect

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  US government shuts down as Congress can't agree on spending bill

  File photo.Washington(People's Daily) -The US federal government has gone into an official shutdown as the Congress failed to overcome a standoff over spending and immigration.US Senate failed to advance a House-passed legislation to extend government funding for four weeks in a key procedural vote Friday night, triggering the first federal government shutdown since 2013.The spending bill that expired at midnight

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  Shutdown shows chink in US governance

  Illustration: Liu Rui/GTA spending legislation, known as continuing resolution, failed passage in the US Congress, leading to the official shutdown of the nation's federal government from Saturday to Monday. Since the US budget for fiscal year 2016-17 ended on September 30, Republicans and Democrats have not yet reached consensus over a new budget plan. The Congress later passed a temporary