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Shutdown Likely After White House Meeting Ends Without Deal

Democrats are withholding the Senate votes Republicans need over demands to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The U.S. Capitol is seen as a looming partial government shutdown is a week away if Congress fails to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) deliver remarks following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leaders met with President Trump to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • With no agreement after Monday's Oval Office meeting, a partial government shutdown is expected if funding is not approved before 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
  • Senate Republican leader John Thune plans another vote Tuesday on the House-passed short-term bill to fund agencies through Nov. 21 after it previously failed.
  • Democrats say they will block the stopgap unless it includes a fix for enhanced ACA premium tax credits set to lapse at year-end, reverses recent Medicaid cuts, and limits rescissions, citing impacts on roughly 24 million enrollees.
  • The administration has instructed agencies to prepare reduction-in-force actions during a lapse, signaling potential permanent job cuts beyond standard furloughs and prompting concern from some Republicans.
  • Both parties traded blame as agencies activated contingency plans, the House signaled it may not return before the deadline, and the Senate faced a 60-vote threshold to avert a shutdown.