US Government shuts down

Stuff reports:

The US federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight on Friday (local time) halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.

Last-minute negotiations crumbled as Senate Democrats blocked a four-week stopgap extension in a late-night vote, causing the fourth government shutdown in a quarter century. The slide toward closure lacked for high drama: The Senate vote was all but predetermined, and since the shutdown began at the start of a weekend, many of the immediate effects will be muted for most Americans.

Still, it comes with no shortage of embarrassment for the president and political risk for both parties, as they wager that voters will punish the other at the ballot box in November.

The Republicans were to blame for earlier shutdowns but this one is primarily the fault of Democrats who demanded immigration changes in order to keep the Government funded. It will be interesting to see which party gets punished the most (may be both equally).