Federal Government shutdown is a sort of ego-tussle between Trump and Democrats

Both parties may not dare to stretch it along in view of 2026 mid-term polls

By T N Ashok

NEW YORK: On The U.S. federal government shut down effective October 1, as the Congress did not approve a funding measure before midnight. The standoff pitted House Republicans, who passed a “clean” continuing resolution, against Senate Democrats who insist on tying healthcare protections to any funding fix.

A government shutdown stems from a lapse in appropriations: when Congress fails to enact funding bills or a stopgap continuing resolution, many federal agencies must curtail operations. Non-essential personnel are furloughed (sent home without pay) while “excepted” or essential functions—those necessary to protect human life or property—continue. Most precedent has seen Congress subsequently pa