COLUMBUS, Ohio — The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty.

President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, and many offices will be shuttered.

Trump vows to “do things that are irreversible, that are bad” as he seeks to punish Democrats. Trump’s Republican administration has called for mass firings.

During discussions on a bipartisan agreement, Democrats demanded funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring. Republicans have refused to negotiate.

“As of today, America is in a government shutdown. That means some services Ohioans rel

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