最新报道:According to a Bijie.com report on October 1st, the White House has officially declared an impending government shutdown after the US Senate failed to pass a Republican-backed spending bill intended to keep federal agencies operating until November 21st. A memo released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stated that current federal funding levels "will expire tonight at 11:59 PM." The memo stated, "Unfortunately, Democratic senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate due to their unreasonable policy demands, including $1 trillion in new spending." The OMB instructed affected agencies to immediately initiate their orderly shutdown plans, stating that the duration of the shutdown is difficult to predict due to the uncertainty surrounding the length of time Democrats will maintain their unsustainable stance.