US EditionSenate again rejects funding bills as government shutdown enters second week
Senate deadlock continues over healthcare subsidies for 24 million Americans as 750,000 federal workers remain furloughed amid growing operational disruptions, officials said.
- The government shutdown continues as the Senate prepares for a sixth round of votes on funding bills amid bipartisan talks at an impasse, according to Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va.
- Concerns grow over furloughed workers not receiving back pay, although House Speaker Mike Johnson believes they will.
- A deadline to pay military and air traffic controllers is set for October 13, and lawmakers worry about potential safety issues in aviation and delayed farm payments.
- Some Republicans express openness to Democratic proposals for increased subsidies under Obamacare during the ongoing government shutdown.
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The Government Shutdown Enters Day 8, and It’s Getting Real
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Senate Democrats Block Republican Effort to End Government Shutdown
Senate Democrats once again blocked Republican efforts to reopen the federal government on Wednesday. The post Senate Democrats Block Republican Effort to End Government Shutdown appeared first on Slay News.
No progress on government shutdown, jeopardizing military paychecks
(The Center Square) – Democratic U.S. Senators voted against opening the federal government for a sixth time Wednesday afternoon, dimming hopes that Congress will reach a funding deal in time for thousands of federal workers to receive their next paychecks.
The Republican proposal had more votes in the Senate, 54, but stayed away from the 60 required to approve the government funding project
Shutdown day eight: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears • Daily Montanan
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters in the U.S Senate press gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown. That would be followed later in the month by absent wages for federal civilian…
U.S. federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The U.S. House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate is stuck in a loop of failed votes on a rejected plan to reopen the government. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to mass fire federal workers and refuse back pay for the rest.
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