US EditionWeek Ahead in Washington: October 19
The shutdown has caused furloughs for 80% of nuclear agency staff and delayed federal pay, with bipartisan support needed to end the third-longest funding lapse in U.S. history.
- On Day 19, the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its 19th day with no resolution, marking the third-longest funding lapse behind the 1995 funding battles and the 2018-2019 closure.
- After the House of Representatives approved a Continuing Resolution, it recessed on September 19th and has not reconvened pending a funding deal amid partisan disagreement.
- After ten failed Senate attempts to pass funding, 900,000 federal workers remain unpaid or laid off, and the agency overseeing the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile plans to furlough 80% of its staff.
- In the short term, leaders announced a measure to compensate unpaid workers, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the bill will require bipartisan support and the path remains difficult.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson framed the responsibility on the Senate, saying the House forwarded a continuing resolution September 19th to fund through November 21st and urged Senate approval.
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The government shutdown is the third-longest in US history, affecting air travel, national parks, and groceries
This shutdown is the third-longest in history.Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe government has been shuttered for 20 days, making this the third-longest shutdown in history.Airports, benefits programs, and national parks are among the impacted services.Federal workers are either furloughed or working without pay, and are starting to feel the squeeze.As October stretches on, the government is creeping farther and farther up a grim list: the…
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Sen. Capito: Dems Playing Politics in Continuing Shutdown
Democrats are playing politics by keeping the government shut down, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told "Fox News Sunday." The West Virginia Republican said, "I think they are loving this shutdown, because they think it is enhancing themselves politically," adding that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer "has already said, 'This is getting better for us every day.' That's the game they're playing, and now it's really impacting a lot of people all ac…
Sen. Mark Kelly says government shutdown could wrap up this week if Republicans "sit down and have a negotiation with us"
Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.
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