Barack Obama signs an order authorising $85bn spending cuts, as the US reaches the so-called sequester deadline without a deal.
The cuts are kicking in after the White House and congressional Republicans could not overcome bitter disagreements and come up with a better plan to tackle the country's $11.7trn debt.
They are part of a law passed two years ago designed to be so off-putting to both Democrats and Republicans as to force a compromise. But things did not go to plan.
"Let's be clear, none of this is necessary," President Obama said after the White House meeting ended in deadlock.
He said it was "a choice Republicans in Congress have made" to avoid to closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy.
The immediate impact of the cuts on the public is uncertain, but they will carve 5% from domestic agencies and 8% from the Pentagon between now and October 1.
Several major programmes will be unaffected, including the Social Security pension programme, the Medicaid health care programme for the poor and food stamps.
The daily consequences could be severe for Americans.
The busiest airports could close some runways, causing widespread flight delays and cancellations.
Hundreds of illegal immigrants already have been freed from jail across the country.
A military aircraft carrier's tour of duty to the Persian Gulf has been delayed.
The cuts are just the first of a series of budget crises that will confront Congress and the White House before the summer.
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