- The US government entered a partial shutdown after missing the midnight funding deadline
- Congress failed to approve the 2026 budget before the deadline passed
- Negotiations collapsed due to Democratic anger over Minneapolis protester deaths
The US government entered a partial shutdown Saturday as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to move early next week to ratify a Senate-backed deal.
The funding lapse followed a breakdown in negotiations driven by Democratic anger over the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents, which derailed talks over new money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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