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Shutdown Likely Tonight as Senate Democrats Withhold Votes on GOP Stopgap After White House Talks Fail

Democrats leverage the Senate’s 60‑vote threshold to seek ACA subsidy extensions alongside a reversal of recent Medicaid cuts.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speak to members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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
The Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, with just days to go before federal money runs out with the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 30. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • A high-level Oval Office meeting between President Trump and congressional leaders ended without a deal, leaving a partial shutdown likely at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
  • The House passed a short-term funding bill to Nov. 21, but Senate Democrats blocked it and the chamber plans additional votes today on competing stopgaps that are not expected to reach 60 votes.
  • Democrats are conditioning support on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire at year’s end, reversing recent Medicaid cuts, and curbing post‑passage rescissions or impoundments.
  • The White House Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to prepare for permanent layoffs during a funding lapse, escalating beyond traditional temporary furloughs.
  • If funding lapses, nonessential operations would cease, hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed or work without pay, essential services would continue, and key economic data and some travel operations could face delays.