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Government Shutdown: Senate Set to Vote Again; Johnson Blames Dems
Senate Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over funding bills with Democrats demanding permanent health insurance tax credit extensions, prompting seven failed procedural votes, lawmakers said.
- On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Senate was set to hold a seventh procedural vote at 11:30 a.m. to end the partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C.
- The shutdown, now in its ninth day, resulted from unresolved disputes as Democrats demanded extensions for expiring health insurance tax credits, and Republicans sought temporary funding through November 21.
- Lawmakers remained entrenched, with leaders trading blame and no signs of compromise as government operations and negotiations stalled.
- A recent Senate vote failed 54-45, and Speaker Mike Johnson asserted that Democratic lawmakers were to blame for delaying payments to the public.
- The continuing deadlock left 750,000 government workers furloughed, and active-duty military are set to miss paychecks by October 15 if no agreement is reached.
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After another failed vote, government shutdown continues into weekend
The federal government will remain shut down heading into the weekend after the Senate failed to advance a plan to reopen for the seventh time. On Thursday, Senators failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to reopen. The latest Republican bill fell short in the Senate, 54 to 45, with four senators — John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; and Angus King, I-Maine — crossing the aisle. Without 60 votes, Washin…
Government shutdown enters Day 9 as Senate deadlock persists with seventh failed vote
The federal government remained shutdown for a ninth consecutive day on Thursday, with Democrats and Republicans still unable to agree on a plan to end the shutdown. The Senate once again failed to advance rival funding proposals, marking the seventh unsuccessful attempt to break the impasse. At the White House, President Trump accused Democrats of “using health care as a weapon” and warned he may cut certain programs if the shutdown continues. …
'Smoking wizard weed': GOP senator shoots down MTG's idea for ending government shutdown
Sen. John Kennedy (R‑La.) explicitly ruled out Thursday any effort by Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster as a means to reopen the federal government. “That’s not even within the realm of possibility,” he told CNN's Sahil Kapur. “You’d have to be smoking wizard weed to vote for that,” adding, “Dreamweaver, man. That ain’t passing.”Kennedy’s remarks reflect deep GOP resistance to altering Senate rules, even amid mounting pressure to break …
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