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Government Shutdown Looks Likely at Midnight After Senate Again Fails to Advance Stopgap

Democrats are withholding votes to force action on ACA premium subsidies, including a rollback of recent Medicaid cuts.

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: A view of the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump at the White House to try and avoid a government shutdown at midnight September 30. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • The House-passed measure to keep agencies funded through Nov. 21 lacks the Democratic votes needed to clear the Senate’s 60‑vote threshold, and both parties’ proposals failed in Senate votes Tuesday evening, with the House in recess limiting immediate changes.
  • President Trump said a shutdown is “probably likely” and threatened program cuts and layoffs, as the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to prepare reduction‑in‑force plans.
  • The Congressional Budget Office estimated about 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily in a lapse, with many others required to work without pay until funding resumes.
  • FAA and TSA operations would continue but unpaid staffing has historically led to sick-outs and delays if a shutdown drags on, and travel groups warn losses could reach roughly $1 billion per week.
  • Mandatory programs such as Social Security and Medicare would continue, while national parks and museums would close or scale back and agencies like the FDA, EPA and HUD would curtail inspections and services.