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Shutdown Reaches 21 Days as Senate Logs 11th Failed Vote and Republicans Pursue Immediate-Pay Plan

Democrats insist any stopgap include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during an event with President Donald Trump to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses in his office doorway to speak to reporters on day 20 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • Senate Republicans moved to set up consideration of Sen. Ron Johnson’s bill to immediately pay 'excepted' federal employees, which Democrats criticized as granting the president discretion over who gets paid.
  • The House remains out of session since Sept. 19 as Hakeem Jeffries reported a private conversation with Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP senators head to a White House lunch with the president.
  • National security concerns escalated as the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration furloughed about 1,400 employees, roughly 80% of its workforce.
  • Travel strains are growing, with the FAA citing staffing shortages at major hubs and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warning air traffic controllers’ next paychecks could be zero without a resolution.
  • Safety-net pressures mounted as Massachusetts confirmed October SNAP benefits but said November remains uncertain, and federal courts began furloughing non-essential staff.