It was fitting that the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration would be a day of chaos, uncertainty, recrimination and efforts at political point-scoring. A short-term spending bill failed during a procedural vote in the Senate late on Jan. 19, taking the government closer to a shutdown. Two years later, many people predicted political doom for Republicans after House hard-liners led the government into a shutdown. The Ohio Clock outside the Senate Chamber strikes midnight at the Capitol, signaling the beginning of the government shutdown. The principal actors will find a way out of this shutdown, although any agreement could again be temporary.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2018 18:26 UTC