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Congress Returns With Shutdown Clock Ticking as Foreign Aid Freeze Deepens Rift

Any funding plan needs 60 Senate votes, a hurdle complicated by President Trump's $4.9 billion foreign aid freeze.

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

  • Federal funding expires Sept. 30, and Republicans will likely need Democratic votes in the Senate to pass a stopgap or full-year appropriations.
  • Trust has frayed after the White House moved to block about $4.9 billion in previously approved foreign aid, a step Democrats warn could derail budget talks.
  • Senate Republicans are weighing procedural changes to speed confirmations of Trump nominees after weeks of delays and failed bipartisan talks.
  • Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are launching a bipartisan discharge petition this week to force a House vote to release Department of Justice records on Jeffrey Epstein.
  • HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee days after removing CDC Director Susan Monarez, which triggered additional senior resignations.