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Defense Officials Weigh In on Hegseth Meeting: 'Could Have Been an Email'

Event draws criticism for timing, tone, and focus on domestic roles

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to rally America's military brass at Quantico Tuesday seems to have fizzled, with many officials left questioning why hundreds of generals were summoned in person—just hours ahead of the government shutdown . "Could have been an email," shrugged one of...

Government Shutdown Begins
The Government
Shutdown Is Here
Sep 30, 2025 11:17 PM CDT

The Government Shutdown Is Here

Here's what to expect across government agencies

(Newser) - Plunged into a government shutdown, the US is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline, the AP reports. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially...

Government Shutdown Now Appears Inevitable

Rival spending measures defeated in Senate votes

(Newser) - A government shutdown appeared inevitable Tuesday night after two stopgap funding measures were rejected in Senate votes. A House-passed resolution to extend funding for seven weeks, described by Politico as "the final off-ramp" to avoid a shutdown at 12:01am Wednesday, was defeated in a 55-45 vote. It needed...

Trump Warns of 'Irreversible' Moves if There Is a Shutdown

Jeffries slams president over 'racist and fake AI video'

(Newser) - The government is set to shut down at 12:01 am Wednesday unless Democrats and Republicans can reach agreement—something that appeared increasingly unlikely Tuesday as both sides traded recriminations. The Senate is due to vote on a stopgap spending bill that would extend funding for seven weeks. It will...

Looks Like a Shutdown, Both Sides Say After Talks

Negotiations are blocked over health care spending as deadline approaches

(Newser) - Democratic congressional leaders left the White House on Monday without a deal to avert a government shutdown, which otherwise would take effect at 12:01am Wednesday. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said "large differences" remain between the parties on health care funding, the New York Times reports, and Vice...

Fetterman Heaps Criticism on Democrats

But senator, standing by Israel and pushing back on party extremes, says he won't switch to GOP

(Newser) - Sen. John Fetterman is making it clear he's staying put in the Democratic Party, even as he voices discomfort with some of its tactics and rhetoric. On Fox Business Network's Sunday Morning Futures, Fetterman told host Maria Bartiromo that he won't be joining the GOP, though...

A Day Before Deadline, Trump, Congressional Leaders to Meet

Neither party is sure president will negotiate on avoiding government shutdown

(Newser) - President Trump and the top congressional leaders from both parties have agreed to meet Monday afternoon, one day before the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Trump had canceled a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week, citing a lack of...

White House Sends Democrats an 'Extraordinary Ultimatum'

OMB orders agencies to draft plans for permanent job cuts in case of shutdown

(Newser) - Federal agencies are bracing for possible mass layoffs as the White House instructs them to draft permanent firing plans ahead of a potential government shutdown, according to a memo obtained by news outlets. In it, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies to draft "reduction-in-force" (RIF)...

Trump Scraps Shutdown Talks With Top Democrats

Shutdown looms in a week as both sides dig in

(Newser) - The chances of striking a deal to avert a government shutdown just got a little slimmer. President Trump on Tuesday called off a meeting with top Democratic leaders in Congress, reports NPR . The president had been scheduled to sit down with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority...

Senate Rejects Bills That Would Prevent Shutdown

Republicans said Democrats were making demands that would ramp up spending

(Newser) - The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date. Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side for the standoff, reports the...

House Passes Spending Bill, Avoids Partial Shutdown

But prospects in the Senate look dim

(Newser) - The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer in the Senate, where the two parties show no signs of budging on the matter. The bill would generally continue existing...

Congress Is Back, and the Clock Is Ticking

Lawmakers now face a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown

(Newser) - Congress gets back to work on Tuesday, and the biggest immediate challenge will be to sidestep a government shutdown under a tight deadline. The current funding expires at the end of September, and with limited time to negotiate, many expect a short-term extension will be needed. Yet, as the...

After Funding Vote, Group Wants a New Minority Leader

Schumer surrendered Democrats' leverage, Indivisible says

(Newser) - Indivisible, a grassroots progressive organization, has called on Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down as minority leader in response to his support for the Republican bill to fund government. After long saying he'd block the measure, Schumer instead backed it, helping to secure passage while arguing that the alternative...

Democrats Push Bill to Avert Shutdown Past First Vote
No Shutdown: Senate
Passes Funding Bill
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Mar 14, 2025 5:30 PM CDT

No Shutdown: Senate Passes Funding Bill

Bill clears chamber despite friction among Democrats

(Newser) - The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law, per the AP . The vote was 54-46. Democrats voiced frustration that Republicans went ahead with a measure...

Schumer Facing Youth Revolt Within His Party

Some are encouraging AOC, a critic of his shutdown decision, to run for his Senate seat

(Newser) - As the Senate prepares for a series of votes on Friday that are expected to keep the government from shutting down at midnight, anger is brewing within the Democratic ranks. It stems from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to support a GOP-written bill, with the top Democrat arguing...

Schumer Defends Shutdown Strategy in Op-Ed

One Senate Democrat says it's like giving a bully 'all of your lunch money'

(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised enough Democratic support to pass the Republican funding bill that will avoid a government shutdown, despite admitting the bill is "terrible." In a guest essay at the New York Times , he explains himself while calling President Trump a "nihilist" who'...

Shutdown Fears Fade as Schumer Backs GOP Bill

Senate minority leader says he'll deliver enough Democratic support for passage

(Newser) - Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Thursday that he'll vote to advance the Republican funding bill and bring enough Democrats with him to avert a government shutdown. "For sure the Republican bill is a terrible option," Schumer said, per the Washington Post . Democrats...

Democrats Are in a Shutdown Pickle
Democrats Are in
a Shutdown Pickle
Mar 13, 2025 6:22 AM CDT

Democrats Are in a Shutdown Pickle

They don't want to vote for the GOP spending measure, but fear the alternative is worse

(Newser) - The government will shut down at midnight Friday unless Congress passes a spending measure before then, and the deadline is putting Senate Democrats in a bind: They don't want to vote for the GOP-authored resolution before them, but they fear the alternative of triggering a shutdown is worse. Coverage:...

Schumer: GOP Bill to Avert Shutdown Lacks the Votes

Standoff imperils deal before deadline, with one senator saying, 'Both outcomes are bad'

(Newser) - The Republican government funding bill that passed the House this week does not have enough support from Democrats to clear the Senate, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday. If the standoff holds, funding of the federal government will end at midnight Friday. At this point, any one of the 100...

Bill to Avoid Shutdown Passes in 217-213 Vote

Rep. Thomas Massie was the only Republican 'no' vote in the House

(Newser) - A stopgap funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown passed the House in a 217-213 vote on Tuesday, with one Republican and one Democrat bucking their parties. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine voted for the bill, while GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky voted against it, the Hill...

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