US EditionGovernment Shutdown Threatens to Drag on Through Weekend with Hill Leaders Deadlocked
The shutdown continues amid Senate deadlock over funding and health care policy, risking thousands of federal worker layoffs, lawmakers warn.
- On Friday, the U.S. Senate met for another vote to reopen the federal government while Democrats refused to yield without a deal from President Donald Trump.
- Negotiations stalled over health-care concessions demanded by Democrats, who said they would not accept the GOP short-term funding proposal without major policy changes amid pressure from the far-left Democratic base.
- Inside the U.S. Capitol, staff and lawmakers braced for missed paychecks next week as a White House official warned federal worker firings were likely going to be in the thousands.
- Lawmakers on both sides voiced urgency and defiance as GOP Sen. Mike Rounds called Friday's vote `crucial` and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries decried a `retribution effort`.
- Senators were told Democrats would have a fourth chance to vote on Friday and, if that failed, lawmakers planned to reconvene and vote again on Monday amid the first week of the shutdown and months of `chaos and cruelty`.
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Republicans and Democrats are working overtime to cash in on donations and campaign rhetoric using the government shutdown turmoil in Washington, as millions of federal workers go unpaid. New ads tied to campaign arms of both parties not only offer a window into the tactics to tether the shutdown to the 2026 midterm elections, but they also reveal the level of strategizing long before the federal government shuttered early Wednesday. As the shut…
Shutdown threatens to drag on through weekend with Hill leaders deadlocked
As the Senate meets Friday for another vote to reopen the federal government, Democrats are refusing to yield without a deal from President Donald Trump — likely extending the government shutdown into next week.
America in Deadlock: The Government Shutdown - Islamabad Post
By Qamar Bashir The United States has once again entered a government shutdown, now in its third day, revealing both the fragility of its political system and the deep divisions between its ruling parties. For many Americans, the words “government shutdown” have become all too familiar, yet the implications remain complex and far-reaching. At its core, a shutdown occurs when Congress and the Senate fail to pass the necessary appropriations bills…
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Republicans and Democrats are working overtime to cash in on donations and campaign rhetoric using the government shutdown turmoil in Washington, as millions of federal workers go unpaid. New ads tied to campaign arms of both parties not only offer a window into the tactics to tether the shutdown to the 2026 midterm elections, but they also reveal the level of strategizing long before the federal government shuttered early Wednesday. As the shut…
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