US govt shutdown begins as Senate fails funding deal; Trump threatens mass layoffs, 'will fire Dems'
The United States has officially entered a federal government shutdown, the first in nearly seven years, after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed funding bill. The vote fell 55-45, short of the 60 needed to pass, forcing federal agencies to halt non-essential work. Around 750,000 federal employees could be sidelined, with an estimated $400 million lost in daily pay.
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