Two weeks after hardline Republicans in Congress blocked a new annual budget, much of the United States government remains closed for business. How did Washington get to this point? Alix Meyer, a specialist of US politics at Sciences Po Lyon, explains what's at stake in the US budget crisis.<br />http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18004<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
