After the Congress fails to agree on one stopgap funding bill, the first shutdown of federal agencies since 1996 begins.
The U.S. government began to shut down for the first time in 17 years early Tuesday, after a Congress bitterly divided over President Obama’s signature health-care initiative failed to reach agreement to fund federal agencies.
Hours before a midnight deadline, the Republican House passed its third proposal in two weeks to fund the government for a matter of weeks. Like the previous plans, the new one sought to undermine the Affordable Care Act, this time by delaying enforcement of the “individual mandate,” a cornerstone of the law that requires all Americans to obtain health insurance...
Faute de budget, l'Etat fédéral américain cesse ses activités : http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/09/30/budget-obama-n-est-pas-resigne-a-une-paralysie-de-l-etat_3487497_3234.html
Etats-Unis : quelles conséquences après la fermeture de l'Etat fédéral ? : http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article/2013/09/30/etats-unis-quelles-consequences-en-cas-de-desaccord-sur-le-budget_3486867_3222.html