Learn English: Funding Gap Causes Partial US Government Shutdown (hard)

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Funding Gap Causes Partial US Government Shutdown

A last-minute funding deal failed to prevent a partial US government shutdown.

Most agencies will be funded until September, with a two-week DHS exemption.

The House of Representatives has not yet approved the Senate's funding bill.

This shutdown follows a previous lengthy and impactful government closure last year.

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Original: BBC News

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#government shutdown #US politics #funding deal #US Senate #US House of Representatives

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