The shutdown in the USA and the consequences
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (left), together with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (center), makes a statement to the media on Tuesday before the shutdown. Source: AAP, EPA / Will Oliver
For the first time in over six years, part of the government in the USA has shut down. The reason is a political stalemate in the US Congress resulting in a so-called “shutdown”. Hundreds of thousands of government employees are sent on unpaid forced leave. What has caused the shutdown? And what are the consequences?
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