U.S. federal workers are learning whether they are essential and remaining on the job or furloughed as Congressional lawmakers debate a continuing resolution to fund the governent.
(The U.S. Senate has a vote scheduled for noon eastern / 1700 GMT)
U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted again that the shutdown is the Democrats' fault.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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