US government enters partial shutdown as Congress fails to approve 2026 budget
India Today
US lawmakers suggested the shutdown may be short-lived, with the House expected to approve a Senate-backed funding deal early next week. However, Democratic senators are withholding support for the measure that would extend DHS funding in the wake of the deaths of two US citizens.
The government went into a partial shutdown on Saturday when Congress missed the midnight deadline to pass the 2026 budget, causing a temporary lapse in federal funding, according to news agency AFP. The lawmakers indicated the shutdown could be brief, as the House is expected to approve a Senate-backed funding deal early next week.
The lapse in funding came after negotiations collapsed amid Democratic outrage over the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of federal immigration agents. The incident reportedly stalled discussions on new funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Democrats are demanding that the DHS funding bill be rewritten to incorporate new restrictions on federal agents’ conduct before they will agree to continue financing the department, following the killings of Good and Pretti, which came amid a surge of immigration agents Trump ordered into Minnesota’s largest city.
With no deal reached before the deadline, many non-essential government operations will be suspended until Congress approves either a temporary or full-year funding measure. Lawmakers are continuing efforts to rally enough support to pass the Senate-backed deal when the House returns.
"Instead of going after drug smugglers, child predators, and human traffickers, the Trump Administration is wasting valuable resources targeting peaceful protestors in Chicago and Minneapolis," Senate Democratic Minority Whip Dick Durbin posted on social media, adding that "This Administration continues to make Americans less safe."
About three-quarters of federal operations are affected, potentially triggering shutdown procedures across numerous agencies, including those handling education, health, housing, and defense. Federal departments were expected to start implementing shutdown plans overnight. However, congressional leaders from both parties said the Senate’s recent action makes a brief disruption far more likely than a prolonged shutdown.
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