Members of the National Guard patrol near the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Congress could not agree on a budget to fund the government, causing the first shutdown since 2018. Photograph: by Al Drago/ Getty Images
The US government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, gruelling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs.
There was no clear path out of the impasse, while agencies warned that the 15th government shutdown since 1981 would halt the release of a closely watch
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