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Shutdown Likely After White House Talks End Without Deal

Senate Democrats are withholding the 60 votes needed unless the stopgap adds key health provisions.

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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

  • President Trump and congressional leaders left a White House meeting without agreement, with funding set to lapse at midnight on Sept. 30.
  • Republicans are pressing a seven‑week “clean” continuing resolution through Nov. 21, with another Senate vote planned Tuesday after an earlier failure.
  • Democrats say they will block the stopgap unless it includes a permanent extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and rolls back recent Medicaid cuts.
  • GOP leaders insist health policy should be addressed after the government is kept open, citing the Senate’s 60‑vote threshold and calling Democrats’ stance unreasonable.
  • An OMB memo told agencies to prepare reduction‑in‑force plans that could trigger permanent layoffs during a lapse, while a shutdown would furlough many workers and leave essential staff on the job without pay.