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The countdown to a government shutdown is on in the United States.
The Senate is preparing a vote on an emergency bill to keep the lights on in the White House, with funding for federal agencies set to expire in a couple of hours.
Politicians are staring down a number of other deadlines, which has caused divisions among the Democrats.
Members of President Joe Biden's own party have threatened to blow up his domestic agenda, which includes a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Washington correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann.