WASHINGTON— What credit unions and their trade groups had warned about earlier this week has now come to pass: the government has shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a budget deal by the Tuesday midnight EST deadline. iStock-wildpixel White House budget director Russell Vought on Tuesday evening ordered federal agencies to activate their shutdown plans after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican proposal to keep the government funded past midnight, POLITICO reported. Russell Vought In a memo, Vought instructed department and agency heads to “execute their plans for an orderly shutdown,” formally triggering the first federal government closure since President Donald Trump’s initial term, POLITICO said. The order triggers furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and halts a broad array of government services. In recent days, agencies have outlined which positions and programs will be considered essential and continue operating despite the funding lapse. Separately, ...
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