US EditionSenate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown
Senate Republicans meet President Trump to show unity amid stalled talks as federal workers miss paychecks and key programs face funding cutoffs, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted Republican senators for lunch in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden Club as the shutdown entered its fourth week.
- With subsidies set to expire Dec. 31 and enrollment looming on Nov. 1, Republican lawmakers say they will not negotiate until the government reopens, accusing Democrats of holding it hostage.
- Federal workers are missing paychecks and face total uncertainty, while Head Start programs, WIC, flood insurance, and the National Nuclear Security Administration face cutoffs or furloughs.
- GOP lawmakers projected unity as President Donald Trump praised Senate GOP leadership and senators laughed, though Sen. Rand Paul said he attended a separate Liberty Caucus lunch.
- With the shutdown dragging on, members say it becomes less likely Congress can both extend health care subsidies and finish regular appropriations.
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Why Senate Republicans ‘Cheered’ At Trump’s New Shutdown Advice
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | October 21, 2025 Republican senators were relieved when President Donald Trump urged them to remain steadfast in refusing to negotiate with Democrats until they vote to reopen the government, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told The Daily Signal. “The president encouraged us all to remain steadfast, and we cheered when he said that,” Daines said in a phone interview following Republicans’ Tuesday me…
Government shutdown enters its fourth week
WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - The government shutdown is entering its fourth week, making this the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Both sides are digging in harder, with President Donald Trump inviting almost all Republican senators to thank them for their work on his agenda. Caught in the middle are federal workers, and the community is coming together to help their neighbors get through tough economic times. On the Senate floor,…
Republicans Need to Extend Their Funding Patch Deadline
“The temporary seven-week funding patch Republicans passed in October to help finish appropriations bills has quickly become a four-week patch,” NOTUS reports. “Whether the next CR gets pushed back a few weeks or through the beginning of 2026 is a matter of debate among Republicans. But there is a broad belief there will need to be some kind of extension regardless, given that Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House in recess while the shutdown …
The U.S. government has gone on for a fourth week, now the second-largest in history, with massive delays in flights, with the possibility of suspensions of benefits, and the displeasure of voters will only grow, but neither the Republicans led by Trump nor the Democrats pushed by massive protests against Trump until they retreat.
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