The work of US federal agencies stopped at midnight (08:00 MSK) due to lack of funding. Democrats in the Senate torpedoed the adoption of the relevant bill. They insist on including in the interim budget measures on immigration, against which the Republicans.

In the White House, the Democrats were called "obstructionist losers" and accused of non-compliance with national security interests.

"We will not discuss the status of illegal migrants, while democrats keep our citizens hostage to their reckless demands," the White House press secretary Sara Sanders said in a statement..

The Trump administration promises to resume talks on migration reform after "the democrats begin to pay our armed forces and security services".

Earlier, the lower house of Congress passed an interim budget until February 18. However, in the Senate, its adoption is blocked by Democrats, who demand to include immigration measures in the document.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell blamed the closure of federal agencies on Democrats, who, he said, "cynically decided to forget about the millions of Americans" for their own political gains.

In turn, the leader of the democrats Chuck Schumer said that the blame for what happened is solely on President Trump.