U.S. gov't partially shuts down after budget impasse

File photo taken on Aug. 8, 2018 shows the U.S. Department of State building in Washington D.C., the United States. A partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government came into effect, starting Friday midnight, after failed attempts to end a budget impasse over President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall. (Xinhua/Ting Shen)