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US shutdown near certain after failed Senate vote

File photo of United States Congress. (Shutterstock)

Updated 20 January 2018

AFP

January 20, 2018 06:39

US shutdown near certain after failed Senate vote

Updated 20 January 2018

AFP

January 20, 2018 06:39

WASHINGTON: The US government was on the brink of an embarrassing shutdown Friday after senators failed to bring a forward a stopgap motion to temporarily fund operations from midnight.
The failure of the motion means President Donald Trump will enter the first anniversary of his inauguration Saturday at the head of an administration that is out of funds.