WASHINGTON (NYTIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AFP) - The United States government officially shut down on Saturday (Jan 20) after US Senate Democrats blocked passage of a month-long stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded past the midnight deadline.
Lawmakers are now scrambling for a quick deal to reopen the government quickly.
The White House said in a statement it will reopen negotiations on immigration reform “when Democrats start paying our armed forces and first responders”, and that it will not negotiate the status of immigrants who were given temporary legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA) started by former president Barack Obama “while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands”.

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