The U.S. government has been through 15 shutdowns since 1981.

The shutdown will see 750,000 federal workers either furloughed or working without pay and a range of government services either closed or scaled back.

Mr. Trump has threatened to use the funding blockage to fire more government employees and make deeper cuts to programs. The President has already implemented a string of layoffs and buyouts that will cut 300,000 jobs by the end of the year.

Since 1981, the U.S. government has been through 15 shutdowns, which happen when Congress and the President fail to pass budget legislation, blocking a large portion of funding for the government. Many of these shutdowns have lasted just a few days, with the longest stretching for more than a month in 2018 and 2019 during Mr. Trump’s first

See Full Page