The US is on the brink of a federal government shutdown after hard-right Republicans in Congress rejected a longshot effort to keep offices open as they fight for steep spending cuts and strict border security measures that Democrats and the White House say are too extreme.
The U.S. federal government was two days from a partial shutdown on Friday, as a handful of hardline House Republicans refused to support a bipartisan stopgap spending bill.
The U.S. federal government was two days from a partial shutdown on Friday, as a handful of hardline House Republicans refused to support a bipartisan stopgap spending bill.
Right-flank Republicans refused to support a temporary funding measure despite its steep spending cuts and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.
Right-flank Republicans refused to support a temporary funding measure despite its steep spending cuts and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.