The U.S. government shutdown entered its second week on Monday (October 6, 2025), with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.
Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments unless the two sides can agree on extending expiring health care subsidies.
With the government out of money since Wednesday and grinding to a halt, Senate Democrats looked set to vote against a House-passed temporary fundin
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