The US Senate will return to work at 17:00 Moscow time on October 1 due to the shutdown

The US Senate ended its working session on September 30 and will return to work only at 17:00 Moscow time on October 1, which makes a partial shutdown of the federal government inevitable. This is reported on the official website of the Senate.

"At the request of Mr. [Republican Majority Leader John] Thune, by a unanimous decision, the Senate adjourned the meeting, according to today's resolution, until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (17:00 GMT. — Ed.)," the statement says.

The US Senate was unable to pass bills aimed at continuing to fund the government, which made it impossible to avoid a shutdown. Earlier, the White House warned government agencies to prepare for a shutdown. At the moment, negotiations on the adoption of the draft budget have not been successful.

Close all: The United States is preparing for a government shutdown on October 1

Plans to reduce staff are already being prepared

On September 30, Trump said that a possible government shutdown could be used to cancel a number of "democratic things." In his opinion, this will make it possible to review unnecessary programs and structures, reduce bureaucracy and costs, as well as focus government work on key priorities and increase the efficiency of federal agencies. On the same day, the White House signed a decree on the preparation of the US government for a temporary shutdown.

On September 26, it was reported that the presidential administration was expecting a government shutdown on Wednesday, October 1, and had no plans to negotiate with the Democratic Party. The lack of negotiations and the onset of the shutdown should cause the Democrats "maximum pain."

On September 19, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill on short-term financing of the government, which was supposed to ensure the work of federal agencies from September 30 to November 21. Trump said that after the rejection of this bill, a shutdown is possible in the country.

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