A: Hey there! Got some news, you heard?
B: No, what's up?
A: Well, the U.S. government's having a bit of a trouble. Had a partial shutdown from yesterday.
B: Oh, really? What happened?
A: Yeah! The federal budget expired without any new law getting passed. This is the first time it's happened in about seven years, since 2018 during President Trump's term.
B: I remember that, right? So, they didn't agree on something related to the border wall between U.S. and Mexico, right?
A: Exactly! The Republicans and Democrats couldn't see eye-to-eye about funding for that project.
B: Wow, it feels like history repeating itself. Let's hope they can sort things out soon!
B: No, what's up?
A: Well, the U.S. government's having a bit of a trouble. Had a partial shutdown from yesterday.
B: Oh, really? What happened?
A: Yeah! The federal budget expired without any new law getting passed. This is the first time it's happened in about seven years, since 2018 during President Trump's term.
B: I remember that, right? So, they didn't agree on something related to the border wall between U.S. and Mexico, right?
A: Exactly! The Republicans and Democrats couldn't see eye-to-eye about funding for that project.
B: Wow, it feels like history repeating itself. Let's hope they can sort things out soon!
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Partial U.S. government shutdown occurred on Dec X, 202X, marking the first time since January 2018 during Trump's term. The cause was a disagreement between Republicans and Democrats over funding for the border wall project between U.S. and Mexico, reminiscent of past political deadlocks.
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Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251001_06/#conversation
Date: Oct. 1, 2025
Notes: Conversation summary of NHK News - 2025-10-01
Created: 2025/10/01 19:10
Updated: 2025/12/08 01:34
Last Read: 2025/10/01 20:20