Partial U.S. funding pause leaves dozens of federal agencies with reduced operations, Senate package awaits House vote

The bulletin reported a partial pause in U.S. government funding beginning at midnight, temporarily halting financing for dozens of federal agencies.

It said the Senate approved a package of appropriations measures covering many agencies but excluded the Department of Homeland Security, where Democrats demanded revisions after federal agents shot two people in Minneapolis. The programs excluded from the package will remain without approved funding until the House takes up related bills; the bulletin said the House was expected to meet Monday to consider the measures.

The report noted this was the second U.S. funding pause in a year and said nearly 1.5 million federal employees were affected in the previous shutdown window when employees worked without pay or were furloughed.

The bulletin cited The Guardian for reporting that the specific impasse involved Democratic objections to Homeland Security language; no specific House action or timetable beyond an expected Monday session was reported in the segments presented.