US' Economy Crashed And Sent 380,000 Federal Works On Compulsory Leave

The shutdown and resignation has grabbed news as diplomats stunned by US actions. The immediate consequences were that 380,000 federal worke...

The shutdown and resignation has grabbed news as diplomats stunned by US actions.

The immediate consequences were that 380,000 federal workers were placed on compulsory unpaid leave and another 420,000 would have to work through the holidays unpaid. About a quarter of government functions ceased for lack of funding. On Saturday the Senate adjourned without a solution, ensuring the shutdown will continue until Thursday at the earliest.

Within the White House there is a political chaos resulted from different ideas, Bolton has been always advocating the air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. European diplomats in Washington say Pompeo is reluctant to engage with them on any other subject. The defense secretary, James Mattis, handed in his resignation on Thursday, over Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to pull US troops out of Syria. On Saturday another senior official joined the White House exodus. Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Isis and the US official closest to America’s Kurdish allies in the region, was reported to have handed in his resignation on Friday [READ MORE]