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Day 34 Shutdown Nears Record With Senate Stalemate, GOP Split on Timeline

Democrats say they will provide the missing votes only if expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, speaks in Washington, D.C. on September 16, 2025.
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on November 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. The federal government shutdown has entered its second month. Since partisan gridlock sent the US government into shutdown October 1, many federal workers have gone without paychecks and millions of Americans are increasingly caught in the crossfire of a lack of basic federal services. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
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Overview

  • The Senate has failed 13 times to advance the House-passed clean continuing resolution, with Republicans holding 53 seats and still needing five more Democratic votes to clear the 60-vote hurdle.
  • President Donald Trump says he will not negotiate until the government is reopened and is urging Republicans to end the filibuster, a step Senate GOP leaders continue to reject.
  • Key programs face strain as millions risk losing food aid and enhanced health insurance subsidies near expiration, and federal workers brace for additional missed paychecks.
  • Republicans are divided over how long the next stopgap should run, with some senators pushing to extend funding past mid-January while others and Senate appropriators prefer a December date; Speaker Mike Johnson says leaders are meeting to pick an end date.
  • Talks among a small group of Democratic senators and Republicans continue as courts intervene in shutdown fallout, including an order to use emergency funding for SNAP and a block on planned federal layoffs.