The federal government shutdown has begun.

The government shutdown began at midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after President Donald Trump and congressional democrats failed to reach a deal over government funding. Senate Democrats on Tuesday night again blocked a Republican proposal to keep the government at existing funding levels through Nov. 21.

The bill received 55 votes for passage, short of the 60-vote threshold to defeat a Democratic filibuster.

Looming over the fight is the threat of mass layoffs, with Trump saying "vast numbers" of federal workers could be terminated. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a recent email that workers whose activities are “not consistent with the President’s priorities” are a target. A pair of unions representing federal worke

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