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White House Summit Seeks Deal Before Oct. 1 Government Shutdown

Democrats insist on health-care concessions in exchange for keeping agencies funded.

U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, (R-La) speaks to the media following a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025.
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump is hosting Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House on Monday in a last‑ditch bid to keep the government open past Oct. 1.
  • The White House is pushing a clean continuing resolution and press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned of federal layoffs if Democrats do not agree, following budget office guidance to draft reduction‑in‑force plans.
  • Democratic leaders say they will withhold votes unless Medicaid cuts tied to Trump’s tax law are reversed and Affordable Care Act premium subsidies are extended, with Jeffries calling for a permanent, written guarantee.
  • Any stopgap must clear a 60‑vote threshold in the Senate while the House is not scheduled to reconvene before the deadline, limiting options for rapid action.
  • A coalition of federal employee unions urged Schumer and Jeffries to hold firm even if a shutdown occurs, as agencies brace for furloughs and reduced services such as national parks.