Overview

• President Trump scrapped a planned session with Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, denouncing Democrats’ terms, while Democratic leaders said they are ready to negotiate any time and warned Republicans would own a shutdown.
• The House passed a seven‑week "clean" continuing resolution last week, but Senate Democrats blocked it and Republicans then blocked a Democratic alternative, with Congress not due back until Sept. 29 and House leaders canceling early‑week votes.
• The impasse centers on health policy, with Democrats seeking to tie a stopgap to ACA premium tax credit extensions and rollbacks of recent Medicaid cuts as insurers finalize rates and open enrollment begins Nov. 1.
• Republicans plan repeated votes on a clean CR and targeted measures, and allies say the administration could decide which services stay open during a shutdown, which would still close parks and delay many federal paychecks.
• Possible middle‑ground ideas surfaced, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s bill to extend the subsidies to 2028 and a one‑year House proposal, while Sen. Joni Ernst asked the CBO to detail shutdown costs and no bipartisan deal has emerged.