The U.S. government has shut down, after Congress failed to pass funding legislation before a midnight deadline on Tuesday.
The Senate on Tuesday voted on two separate bills to keep the government funded, one already passed by the House and backed by Republicans, and an alternative resolution proposed by Democrats. Both failed to meet the 60-vote bar needed for passage.
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