Republicans erupt over shutdown chaos, accuse Dems of holding government 'hostage'

Republicans and Democrats are trading barbs on Wednesday morning as the federal government settles into the first day of a shutdown."Democrats made this choice, Democrats forced this crisis, and Democrats alone will answer to hardworking Americans now paying the price for their reckless agenda," Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday night.The government entered a shutdown just after midnight Wednesday after the Senate failed to advance a short-term federal funding bill called a continuing resolution (CR) hours earlier. The measure did not re