With funding for courts in question, Congress stuck in shutdown gridlock for day 16

House appropriations cardinals frustrated as shutdown stalls funding process

House GOP appropriators are growing frustrated with the duration of the government shutdown, arguing they cannot do their jobs and will not bring the remaining full-year funding bills to the floor until the government reopens. All 12 appropriations cardinals told the Washington Examiner they are concerned about the time being lost as the shutdown carries on. Friday marks 17 days since the shutdown began, and the continuing resolution to reopen t…

Congress stuck in shutdown gridlock for day 16

A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo on Oct. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. . The closure affects all the Smithsonian's 21 museums, its research centers and the National Zoo. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate left for its customary long weekend Thursday afternoon, following a brief three days in session despite the ongoing government shutdown.  The House remained on an e…

With funding for courts in question, Congress stuck in shutdown gridlock for day 16

A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo on Oct. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. . The closure affects all the Smithsonian's 21 museums, its research centers and the National Zoo. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate left for its customary long weekend Thursday afternoon, following a brief three days in session despite the ongoing government shutdown.  The House remained on an e…