The federal fiscal year expires at midnight on September 30th. So last night it expired because the Democrats blocked and filibustered funding for the government. The government shut down at 12:01am this morning. Now, government shutdown is a little bit of a misnomer because typically 82 to 83% of the government keeps humming along. So everything that is deemed essential continues to operate. (07:09–07:14)
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