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US Senators Struggle For Off-ramp As Shutdown Kicks In

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pictured with President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in 2017 insists that Republicans have to compromise to win is side's votes (Credit: AFP)

The United States entered a government shutdown Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.

With the government out of money after Trump and Congress failed to agree on a funding deal, federal agencies -- except for essential services -- stopped work from midnight.

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