The US is staring down a partial government shutdown as the clock ticks toward Tuesday’s midnight deadline, with President Donald Trump and Congress still deadlocked over a spending bill. If no deal is struck, hundreds of thousands of federal employees deemed nonessential will be furloughed — and this time, Trump is warning he may go even further, threatening permanent layoffs. What cuts could follow remain unclear. The chamber rejected a Democratic proposal and then shot down a Republican House-passed stopgap measure that would have funded the government through November 21. With both parties trading blame and refusing to back down, Washington remains with no clear path out of a shutdown. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 21 of the 23 largest federal agencies posted details about w

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