Government Shutdown Begins After Senate Rejects Eleventh-Hour Funding Agreement
1. First government shutdown since 2019 impacts federal services and workers. 2. Senate fails to pass funding agreement; furloughs estimated at 750,000 daily. 3. Shutdown could cost economy $1 billion weekly, including travel disruption. 4. Trump signals shutdown is likely; Democrats could politically benefit. 5. Previous shutdown under Trump lasted 35 days, causing significant delay.