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Shutdown Reaches Day 6 as Senate Deadlocks and White House Raises Stakes

Democrats insist any funding bill include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, setting up a collision with the administration’s pressure campaign.

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)
Israeli soldiers drive tanks inside Gaza toward southern Israel on October 5, 2025.
Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington during a march on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Overview

  • Senators prepared to vote again on competing stopgap bills that have repeatedly fallen short of the 60 votes required to advance.
  • Democrats are conditioning their support on extending ACA premium tax credits, reversing Medicaid cuts, and limiting the administration’s ability to claw back approved funds.
  • President Trump says federal layoffs are beginning, and the White House has threatened mass firings while the Office of Management and Budget freezes at least $28 billion for projects in New York, California and Illinois.
  • With the House out of session, agencies are executing shutdown plans that furlough large portions of their workforces, and unpaid paychecks loom for civilian staff this week and potentially for military personnel by Oct. 15.
  • A federal judge temporarily blocked a National Guard deployment to Portland, underscoring growing legal pushback as some centrist Republicans voice concern about the administration’s tactics.