Internet reported that on October 24, local time, as the U.S. government shutdown entered its 24th day, more than 500,000 federal employees failed to receive full salaries as scheduled this week. The Senate is currently in recess and the lockout is expected to last until next Monday. Due to the huge differences between the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States on core issues such as medical-related welfare spending, the Senate failed to pass a new interim appropriations bill before the end of the previous fiscal year on September 30, resulting in the federal government's use of funds to maintain normal operations.,"shutdown" began on October 1.