The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government, in Washington. (AP Photo)

US Government Shutdown Live Updates: The United States is moving towards a government shutdown as a vote to extend the funding with a midnight deadline failed in the US Senate on Tuesday. President Donald Trump threatened to extend his federal workforce ouster after accusing Democrats of pursuing the shutdown. The Senate required 60 votes to advance the legislation but fell short by 55-to-45 votes, which means that US government agencies will have to discontinue all but “essential” activities like law enforcement from Wednesday onwards.

Non-essential work to be halted: The federal agencies hav

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