4L staff to go without pay, 3.8L âon leaveâ as US govt shuts down
More than 4 lakh federal âessentialâ employees will work without pay and another 3.8 lakh will be put on temporary leave as the US government partially shut down on Saturday. The shutdown comes amid a dispute over President Donald Trumpâs demands that Congress assign $5 billion for a wall along the US border with Mexico.