The U.S. Senate is racing against a critical shutdown deadline to hold a final vote on a massive $1.2 trillion government funding bill, a high-stakes move that will determine federal operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. This pivotal spending package vote comes after the House of Representatives passed the legislation with bipartisan support, … Read more
The U.S. government entered its third day of a partial government shutdown Saturday after the Senate failed to break a political impasse, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers in limbo and threatening key services nationwide. On Friday, the Senate for a fourth time failed to advance a “clean” Republican-backed continuing resolution that would have … Read more
White House Showdown: Trump Meets Congressional Leaders to Avert Government Shutdown On September 29, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted top congressional leaders at the White House in a high-stakes, last-ditch effort to prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin at midnight on September 30. The bipartisan meeting included Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), … Read more