White House orders govt agencies to close
The White House budget director has ordered US federal agencies to begin closing down after Congress failed to pass a budget to avert a government shutdown.
"Agencies should now execute plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations," said Sylvia Mathews Burwell, director Of the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a memo on Monday night.
The order was issued 10 minutes before the US government officially ran out of money after a day of angry brinkmanship between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Senate, where Democrats have the majority.
Burwell said the Obama administration urged Congress to move quickly so critical government services could be restored. She said the shutdown will affect hundreds of thousands of workers who will be sent home and it will inconvenience millions who rely on federal services.
She said some critical functions, like the military and air traffic control, will remain open.
"We urge Congress to act quickly to pass a Continuing Resolution to provide a short-term bridge that ensures sufficient time to pass a budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, and to restore the operation of critical public services and programs that will be impacted by a lapse in appropriations."
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The US government officially ran out of money?
so police, fire stations, ambulance services etc will no longer be funded?
Omg it'll be like Detroit, except all over the US. 
Yes, I've been watching it unfolding.
It seems to be an annual "threat" that usually gets resolved before it happens. If it's serious this time, heaven help the whole country as well as others.
No Ibis, never 'frightened'. Yes Ibis, they have been known to shut down, but never completely; mostly, it's just games and point scoring plus power mongering amongst themselves.
