The United States is facing a federal government shutdown after the Senate failed to approve a stopgap funding bill, amid President Donald Trump’s threats over new layoffs of federal employees
Flight delays at several prominent airports, including the busy La Guardia airport
Trump declared the deal to end the shutdown till Feb 15 was in no way a concession
This was after duel plans to end the shutdown failed in Senate
The government shutdown now into its 34th day
The first step would be a measure to fund all shuttered branches of govt till Sept
The deal was, however, dismissed by the Democrats as a "non-starter"
The current partial shutdown is the longest ever in US history
The shutdown has rendered more than 800,000 federal employees without work
The shutdown has left more than 800,000 federal government workers out of work
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