U.S. Government Enters Partial Shutdown as House Lawmakers Away From Washington

The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown in the early hours of January 31, BlockBeats reports. The Senate passed a spending bill to fund most federal departments and sent it to the House of Representatives for review, but House members were not in Washington and were not scheduled to return until Monday, February 2. The Senate vote could not prevent parts of the government from shutting down.