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Congress Returns to a Funding Standoff as Sept. 30 Shutdown Deadline Nears

Any stopgap will require 60 Senate votes under the filibuster, giving Democrats leverage in talks.

FILE - A demonstrator kneels in front of federal agents in a farm field during an immigration raid in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)
The US Capitol is reflected in a puddle outside of the Rayburn House Office Building, on July 16.
President Donald Trump walks to board the presidential limousine at the White House, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025.

Overview

  • Republicans reopened Washington with little time to pass a short-term spending bill, as unified GOP control still falls short of the Senate votes needed to avert a shutdown.
  • The White House’s move to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid after earlier rescissions has hardened Democratic resistance, with Schumer and Jeffries urging immediate bipartisan negotiations.
  • Senate Republicans are weighing changes to confirmation procedures after months of Democratic delays on Trump nominees, with discussions expected in the coming weeks.
  • Pressure over Jeffrey Epstein disclosures is set to escalate as Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie pursue a discharge petition and plan a press event with victims to force a House vote.
  • HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will testify this week after ousting the CDC director, while separate efforts advance on a Russia sanctions tariffs bill awaiting Trump’s endorsement and on a congressional stock-trading ban approved in a Senate committee.