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Shutdown Enters Day Five With Senate Stalemate, House in Recess

A Senate filibuster has let Democrats block the House stopgap as they press to address expiring ACA subsidies now.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference during day 3 of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Grace Cook, a Republican volunteer, poses for a picture outside the early voting location in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Layne
Political party volunteers wait to greet voters outside the early voting location in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Layne

Overview

  • Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked the Republican continuing resolution, with the latest vote at 55–44, short of the 60 needed to advance.
  • House Republicans passed a short-term funding bill in September and are on a district work period until Oct. 13, leaving the Senate to take the next step.
  • The White House has frozen roughly $26 billion in grants to Democratic-led states and cities and directed OMB to prepare potential layoffs, though large-scale firings have not begun.
  • About 750,000 federal employees are furloughed with an estimated $400 million in daily lost compensation, while essential workers continue without pay and parks and aviation operations face strain.
  • Party leaders traded blame on Sunday shows as Democrats push to extend ACA premium subsidies and reverse Medicaid cuts before open enrollment, Republicans call for a clean stopgap, and another Senate vote is expected Monday.