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US Senate rejects vote to avert government shutdown

US Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, speaks with the press at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 29, 2026. [AFP]

A US government shutdown looked inevitable Thursday after Senate Democrats blocked a key vote to keep departments funded, escalating a standoff with the White House over President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown following the fatal shooting of two protesters.

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