Updated On: 01 October, 2025 12:22 PM IST | Washington DC | ANI
Leaders of both parties are privately and publicly adamant that they will not be blamed for the funding lapse: Republicans insist Democrats need to simply agree to extend current funding for another seven weeks

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As the clock has struck midnight in the US, the federal government officially shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure to keep the lights on -- and the Capitol is clueless as to what would follow, CNN reported.
This is the first government shutdown since 2019.