Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES
Associated Press
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order regarding childhood cancer and the use of AI on Tuesday in Washington.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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The sunset is seen from the Capitol before Republican and Democratic news conferences about the government shutdown Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a news conference about the government shutdown Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government, in Washington, Sept. 30.
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order regarding childhood cancer and the use of AI on Tuesday in Washington.
The sunset is seen from the Capitol before Republican and Democratic news conferences about the government shutdown Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government, in Washington, Sept. 30.
