The government shutdown will continue into next week after, for a fourth time, the Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill to keep agencies running through November.
Only three Democrats joined Republicans Friday to support the measure, which would fund the government through November 21. A procedural vote failed 54-44.
A shutdown is expected to continue through the weekend, with another potential vote to avert a looming crisis tentatively scheduled for Monday.
President Donald Trump has threatened mass layoffs and could suspend billions of dollars in funding to Democratic-led cities, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has accused Democratic members of Congress of “intentional sabotage” as lawmakers appear nowhere near a deal.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said senators were unlikely to reach a breakthrough Friday and accused Democrats of “playing with fire,” knowing full well that Trump and White House budget director Russell Vought have long sought to gut federal agencies and may use the shutdown as a means to do so.
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has called on GOP members to work with Democrats on a funding plan for federal healthcare programs as his party accuses Republicans of lying about what Democrats are proposing.
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Key Points
- Senate fails to advance resolution to end shutdown
- White House accuses Democrats of 'intentional sabotage'
- What agencies are impacted by the shutdown?
- 'Unlikely' that senators will reach a breakthrough this weekend
- Trump calls Democrats ‘the party of hate, evil, and Satan’ in late-night Truth Social rant
- White House says 'thousands' of workers will be laid off
Analysis: These five Senate Democrats could be the key for Republicans to break Schumer ... and the shutdown standoff
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Rachel Dobkin
Eric Garcia writes:
While there seems to be no end in sight, government shutdowns are ultimately about which side can tolerate the most pain before they cry “uncle.”
President Donald Trump has vowed since the shutdown to “clear out deadwood, waste and fraud” in government and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the intellectual godfather of Project 2025, has canceled projects in Democrat run, so-called blue states.
The pain might ultimately cause enough Democrats to cross the aisle and cut a deal. Republicans would need five Democrats to join them, considering Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opposes any continuing resolutions and most spending bills and three members of the Democratic caucus — Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), John Fetterman (D-Penn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) — have already voted with them.
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RFK Jr. peddles baseless GOP claim that Democrats want free healthcare for undocumented immigrants: 'MAHA held hostage"
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Rachel Dobkin
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has peddled a baseless Republican claim that Democrats shut down the government to push for free healthcare for undocumented immigrants.
“MAHA held hostage,” Kennedy wrote on X Friday evening, referring to his “Make America Healthy Again” effort.
MAHA held hostage. pic.twitter.com/eBTyTStKRY
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) October 3, 2025
Democrats demand the reversal of Medicaid cuts from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for their support on a funding bill to keep the government open.
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal healthcare programs aside from emergency services.
Native Americans furloughed amid government shutdown
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Rachel Dobkin
Nevada’s Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has furloughed at least 25 employees since October 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The tribe’s chairman, Steven Wadsworth, wrote in a letter shared on Facebook that several departments would be shutting down, including the Museum and Visitors center, Parks and Recreation and Higher Education.
Watch: Karoline Leavitt says 'you have to make tough decisions' as White House threatens layoffs
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Rachel Dobkin
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, “Sometimes in government you have to make tough decisions,” as the Trump administration threatens layoffs amid the government shutdown.
Trump spares DOGE and Russ Vought’s OMB from shutdown pain as thousands of White House staff are sent home
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Rachel Dobkin
The Trump administration has exempted personnel working in the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Government Efficiency from government shutdown furloughs even as many other federal workers and White House staff are sent home with no pay.
A contingency plan released online showed that one-third of White House staff will be furloughed during the government shutdown. Politico first reported the story.
The plan says that 554 of the 1,733 staffers for the Executive Office of the President would be placed on furlough status and 1,179 of the staff would continue to report for duty.
But the plan says that the 49 staffers at the Office of Management and Budget and 46 staffers at DOGE, the government-slashing agency that generated headlines for cutting personnel at agencies like the U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S. Agency for International Development, would be exempt. This comes because these agencies receive money other than from Congress.
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Watch: Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva says she has had 'no direct communication' with Mike Johnson's office
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Rachel Dobkin
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Friday night she has had “no direct communication” with House Speaker Mike Johnson's office as her swearing-in ceremony is delayed once again.
Hayes: These special elections happen fairly often. There were the two Republicans in Florida were sworn in the next day. The Democrat who replaced Gerry Connolly in Virginia, James Walkinshaw, he was sworn in the next day. pic.twitter.com/3HUnpELLcf
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 4, 2025
Johnson announced earlier Friday he was canceling votes scheduled next week, meaning there won’t be any business in the House, including Grijalva’s swearing-in ceremony, until mid-October.
Full story: Trump to host large Navy celebration this weekend while military goes without pay during shutdown
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump will host a large Navy celebration this weekend while the military goes without pay during the government shutdown.
Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday evening, “THE SHOW MUST GO ON!” when announcing his trip to Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday “to honor our brave men and women of the United States Navy” for its 250th birthday, which will be on October 13.
But unlike the president, these servicemembers won’t be getting paid this weekend thanks to the ongoing government shutdown.
Active-duty servicemembers are required to work unpaid during the shutdown. Their paychecks will stop coming on October 15 if the Senate doesn’t pass a funding bill by then, the Military Times reports.
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Federal workers' union sues Education department, claims 'partisan' out-of-office emails were created without consent
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Rachel Dobkin
The American Federation of Government Employees has sued the Education Department, claiming “partisan” out-of-office emails were created without workers’ consent.
“Forcing civil servants to speak on behalf of the political leadership’s partisan agenda is a blatant violation of federal employees’ First Amendment rights,” the lawsuit read.
The lawsuit claimed the Education Department replaced employees’ out-of-office emails with “partisan language” blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.
“Employees are now forced to involuntarily parrot the Trump Administration’s talking points with emails sent out in their names,” the lawsuit read.
Alex Woodward does a deep dive on the out-of-office emails:
White House posts about Democrats' 'love' for undocumented immigrants amid healthcare fight
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Rachel Dobkin
The White House posted on social media about Democrats’ “love” for undocumented immigrants as the party fights with Republicans over healthcare.
“They spent the week shutting down government so they could give them free health care,” the White House wrote on X Friday night.
There are few things Democrats love more than illegals. They spent the week shutting down government so they could give them free health care.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 3, 2025
Fortunately, President Trump doesn’t work for illegals. He works for us — American Citizens.
Republicans and Democrats have blamed each other for the shutdown. Democrats demand the reversal of Medicaid cuts from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for their support on a funding bill to keep the government open.
For their part, Republicans have pushed for a funding bill without such provisions and claimed Democrats’ healthcare demands are to give undocumented immigrants free healthcare, despite the group not being eligible for federal healthcare programs aside from emergency services.
Watch: Chuck Schumer responds to Mike Johnson sending House members home until mid-October
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Rachel Dobkin
Schumer: It takes a lot of nerve for Johnson to tell the House to go home when they get paid and all these federal workers don't. pic.twitter.com/rmKRfctst0
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 3, 2025
Trump will celebrate Navy's birthday as service members will soon go without pay amid government shutdown
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump will celebrate the Navy's birthday on Sunday as service members will soon go without pay amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Trump announced via Truth Social Friday evening he, joined by first lady Melania Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, will host a ‘Salute to the Fleet’ Norfolk, Virginia, over the weekend “to honor our brave men and women of the United States Navy.”
The event is in celebration of the Navy’s 250th birthday, which is on October 13.
Trump accused the Democrats of trying to “destroy this wonderful celebration” through the government shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a GOP short-term funding bill.
“The U.S. Navy has been planning this event for many months and, despite the Democrats’ incompetence, I refuse to let them down as their Commander-in-Chief,” Trump wrote.
The president said thousands of active-duty servicemembers will be in attendance on Sunday. But they soon won’t be getting paid.
Active-duty servicemembers are required to work during the shutdown, even though they will stop getting paid on October 15, the Military Times reports.
Congress could pass a funding bill before then, but Republican and Democratic lawmakers are currently at an impasse.
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Trump administration likely went after Kilmar Abrego Garcia for ‘vindictive’ reasons, judge says
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Rachel Dobkin
Trump administration officials who celebrated the arrest of Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be enough “direct evidence” to throw out a criminal case against the wrongfully deported Salvadoran immigrant for “vindictive” prosecution, according to a federal judge.
The judge overseeing his criminal prosecution argued that the government likely brought the case against him for “vindictive” reasons and will hear more evidence before reaching a final decision on whether to dismiss it altogether.
Attorneys for Abrego Garcia argued that he was “singled out” by administration officials in retaliation for his high-profile legal battle challenging his wrongful arrest and removal to a brutal Salvadoran prison.
Despite admitting in court that he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, government lawyers and top administration officials spent weeks insisting Abrego Garcia would never be allowed back into the country. He was returned to the United States in June only to face a criminal indictment that was introduced weeks after he was mistakenly deported.
Read more from Alex Woodward:
Watch: Pete Buttigieg says Trump is 'happy to see the federal government destroyed'
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Rachel Dobkin
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said President Donald Trump is “happy to see the federal government destroyed.”
Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare. It really comes down to that. Basically, what they’re saying is: we’ll only keep the government open if you Democrats… pic.twitter.com/Z7nNtvLdgI
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 3, 2025
Trump has insisted he didn’t want the government to shut down, but that it would be an opportunity to make more federal cuts.
Read Trump's full Truth Social post announcing his anticipated trip to Norfolk, Virginia, to celebrate the Navy's birthday
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Rachel Dobkin
“I am proud to announce that on Sunday, October 5th, I will be hosting a Salute to the Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia, to honor our brave men and women of the United States Navy. Our wonderful First Lady, as well as our great Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, will be joining me as we mark 250 years of MARITIME DOMINANCE in the United States of America!
“Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and the other Minority Radical Left Democrats tried their best, through the ridiculous Government Shutdown, to destroy this wonderful celebration of the U.S. Navy’s Birthday, and to stop our Military Servicemembers from celebrating American Naval History. However, I believe, ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON!’
“The U.S. Navy has been planning this event for many months and, despite the Democrats’ incompetence, I refuse to let them down as their Commander-in-Chief. This will be the largest Celebration in the History of the Navy.
“Thousands of our brave Active Duty Servicemembers and Military Families will be in attendance, and I look forward to this special day with all of them. See you on Sunday!” President Donald Trump wrote Friday evening.
House Democrats demand Mike Johnson bring the House back in session
Saturday 4 October 2025 00:40
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Rachel Dobkin
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee, which is investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, have demanded House Speaker Mike Johnson bring the House back in session.
Democrats claim Johnson is purposefully delaying the swearing in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona to push back a vote to release files related to Epstein.
“He is preventing Adelita Grijalva’s swearing in to block the release of the Epstein Files and continue Trump’s cover-up,” Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said. “Speaker Johnson must bring the House back in session and end this sham government shutdown now.”
Keeping Congress from voting will not stop our Epstein investigation. Speaker Johnson must bring the House back in session and end this sham government shutdown now.
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) October 3, 2025
Read Ranking Member @RepRobertGarcia’s full statement. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/rjT7n3BZ0z
In July, the feds released a memo stating there was never any suspected Epstein client list of powerful people who may have participated in his crimes and that “no further disclosure [of information regarding Epstein] would be appropriate or warranted.”
Johnson has blamed the shutdown on his Democratic colleagues, telling reporters earlier Friday, “The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government.”
Trump tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza to enable hostage release after Hamas accepts elements of peace plan
Saturday 4 October 2025 00:20
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Israel to cease the bombing campaign it has waged against Gaza to permit hostages to be released by Hamas after the militant group said it agreed in part to his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza pending some negotiations of details.
Writing on Truth Social, the president said Hamas was “ready for a lasting PEACE” based on a statement released by the group earlier in the day in which it agreed to proceed with the hostage exchange portion of the peace plan, which he’d unveiled on Monday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that,” Trump said.
He also said discussions “on details to be worked out” were already in progress before adding: “This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East.”
Read more from Andrew Feinberg:
Chuck Schumer rips into Mike Johnson's decision to send House members home
Saturday 4 October 2025 00:00
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Rachel Dobkin
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has ripped into House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to send House members home.
“ They seem to care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting the American people and their healthcare,” Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper Friday evening. “But even more outrageous is the fact that they're going home and they're getting paid.
“And what about the millions of federal workers who aren't getting paid? The people cleaning the cafeterias, the people in the air traffic control towers, the people who run the national parks.”
It was announced Friday afternoon that Johnson was canceling votes scheduled next week.
Earlier Friday, the speaker told reporters, “The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government.”
But Democrats, including Schumer, claim the move is a way to push back a vote to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Schumer told Tapper, “ It's Johnson who seems to be the main focal point of wanting a shutdown because if you didn't want a shutdown, you'd come and stay and negotiate with us.”
Trump to attend Navy birthday celebration despite shutdown: 'The show must go on!"
Friday 3 October 2025 23:41
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump has announced he, along with first lady Melania and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, will attend a celebration for the Navy’s 250th birthday in Virginia on Sunday, despite an ongoing government shutdown.
“Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and the other Minority Radical Left Democrats tried their best, through the ridiculous Government Shutdown, to destroy this wonderful celebration of the U.S. Navy’s Birthday, and to stop our Military Servicemembers from celebrating American Naval History. However, I believe, ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON!’” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday evening.
Senate leader says GOP should avoid eliminating the filibuster 'at all costs'
Friday 3 October 2025 23:20
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Rachel Dobkin
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said Republicans should avoid eliminating the filibuster “at all costs.”
Thune recently told Punchbowl News that getting rid of the filibuster, which the Democrats are currently using to stop the passage of the GOP’s funding bill, is a “possibility.”
“We put up with it, obviously, in his first term as president. I could see at some point that being a potential conversation. But that’s not good for anybody…We should avoid that at all costs,” Thune said.
“Well, there’s always that possibility,” Thune said with an awkward laugh. “We put up with it, obviously, in his first term as president. I could see at some point that being a potential conversation. But that’s not good for anybody… We should avoid that at all costs.”
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 3, 2025
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, has suggested using the “nuclear option” of eliminating the filibuster to open the government.
“And as far as worrying that using the nuclear option would damage partisan relations, let’s be real, that ship has sailed a long time ago,” Greene said. “There are no partisan relations. Instead, Republicans need to learn how to weld power when they have it and govern.”
On the government shutdown, here’s what you’re not being told.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) October 3, 2025
If Republican Senators wanted to pass the CR and reopen the government they could, by using the nuclear option to override the 60 vote rule and pass the CR with a simple majority vote. We have 53 R Senators.
This is… pic.twitter.com/8IJsBPP3MJ
Senate fails to end the shutdown as both parties aren’t even speaking to each other: ‘I’m not optimistic’
Friday 3 October 2025 23:00
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Rachel Dobkin
The Senate failed to reach an agreement to reopen the government on Friday, causing the federal shutdown to enter the weekend.
Meanwhile, the clerk of the House of Representatives read a letter from House Speaker Mike Johnson Friday afternoon saying that next week would be a “district work week,” sending the House home and guaranteeing the House would not need to convene.
As of right now, the Democrats and Republicans are in the same spot they were on Tuesday evening: Republicans want a clean stopgap spending bill called a continuing resolution to buy time to negotiate spending bills for a full fiscal year, while Democrats want to include a provision to extend enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he would be available, but he likely would be back home in South Dakota over the weekend. And don’t expect a working group to get this truck out of the ditch: Thune’s fellow South Dakotan Sen. Mike Rounds said he is not optimistic about talks between Democrats and Republicans.
“I'm not optimistic that more than just a few of them want to get to ‘yes,’” Rounds told The Independent. “And it's unfortunate because their time is running out as well, because there is no way to begin working and trying to solve any issues surrounding any of the supplemental credits, the covid credits, that are expiring.”
Read more from Eric Garcia:
Vance posts photo of 'good time' with Trump and their wives amid government shutdown
Friday 3 October 2025 22:40
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Rachel Dobkin
Vice President JD Vance posted a photo of a “good time” with President Donald Trump and their wives as the government shutdown continues.
It's always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner!
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 3, 2025
Usha and I were so grateful that President Trump and our lovely First Lady, Melania, could join us for dinner at the Vice President's Residence last night. pic.twitter.com/8XDsXyj8oD
The Trumps had visited the Thursday night for dinner with Vance and his wife, Usha, at the U.S. Naval Observatory, the vice president’s official residence.
Read more about their double date from Andrew Feinberg:
House Democrats launch probe into mass layoff threats
Friday 3 October 2025 22:29
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Rachel Dobkin
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into more than two dozen federal agencies regarding President Donald Trump’s threats of mass layoffs amid the government shutdown.
Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the committee, said in a statement: “Let’s be very clear: The Trump Administration’s plan to fire thousands of federal workers during this ongoing Republican government shutdown is both malicious and without a doubt, illegal. That is why we are launching an investigation into every single major agency to see if they plan to go on the record and blatantly ignore the law.”
“Even though this Administration thinks they can get away with whatever they want, Oversight Democrats will be here to fight back every single time. We will always protect our federal workers and every American across this country.”
Usually, non-essential employees are furloughed during a shutdown, meaning they temporarily don’t report to work and receive back pay when the government opens.
How will the government shutdown affect Americans?
Friday 3 October 2025 22:00
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Rachel Dobkin
Io Dodds explains how a government shutdown may affect Americans:
Previous shutdowns have impacted everything from environmental inspections of chemical plants to food safety checks, as well as passport approvals and immigration decisions.
Many such services are covered by fees, which means they can continue for an extended period. But if expenditures outstrip those fees, the services may have to shut down.
Other programs, such as food assistance, pre-school subsidies, or student loans, may or may not stop depending on how long they are funded. Not all such services have the same fiscal year as the rest of the government, meaning they may still be within budget when a shutdown begins.
The national park system could be closed, wholly or partially. During the 2018-19 shutdown, this did not happen; however, services such as trash collection were stopped, leading to unpleasant conditions in some facilities.
The Smithsonian museums could similarly be forced to close, although they have previously managed to stay open for a few days following the start of a shutdown.
House out of session until mid-month also derails Epstein vote
Friday 3 October 2025 21:36
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Alex Woodward
Speaker Mike Johnson’s cancelation of House votes next week, effectively closing down the lower chamber of Congress until mid-month, also means that members won’t be able to vote on a resolution demanded by Democrats to release the so-called Epstein files.
Speaker Johnson said he he will not be swearing in Adelita Grijalva, the recently elected Arizona representative.
She would be the 218th and final signature required to force a House vote on the discharge petition to release the docuents.
“Still playing games with my swearing in date? The people of Southern Arizona deserve a voice in Congress NOW,” Grijalva wrote Friday. “What are Republicans so afraid of? One more vote for accountability?”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez said John refused to call members back to the House next week “because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.”
“Johnson and House Republicans care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting the American people,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters.
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 3, 2025
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @AdelitaForAZ. https://t.co/AniT0g9rT4
Marjorie Taylor Green wants Senate Republicans to use the 'nuclear option'
Friday 3 October 2025 21:18
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Alex Woodward
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling on Senate Republicans to blow up the filibuster rule in the Senate that is blocking a simple-majority vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government open.
Republicans could theoretically pass the measure by a simple majority vote instead of the 60 votes normally required — and which would require several Democratic members to join in support.
“And as far as worrying that using the nuclear option would damage partisan relations, let’s be real, that ship has sailed a long time ago,” she wrote Friday. “There are no partisan relations. Instead, Republicans need to learn how to weld power when they have it and govern.”
On the government shutdown, here’s what you’re not being told.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) October 3, 2025
If Republican Senators wanted to pass the CR and reopen the government they could, by using the nuclear option to override the 60 vote rule and pass the CR with a simple majority vote. We have 53 R Senators.
This is… pic.twitter.com/8IJsBPP3MJ
Breaking: House Speaker Mike Johnson cancels votes next week
Friday 3 October 2025 20:50
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Alex Woodward
While senators are locked in a stalemate over a funding plan to keep the government open, the House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s canceling votes that were scheduled next week.
That means there won’t be any business in the House until mid-October.
Earlier Friday, he suggested that he wouldn’t bring members back to the Capitol if there was no sign of movement in the Senate, where a vote on a funding plan failed for a fourth time Friday afternoon.
“The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government,” Johnson told reporters. “That’s plain and simple.”
Senate Democrats come out swinging: GOP 'plowing ahead' with shutdown over healthcare impasse
Friday 3 October 2025 20:32
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Alex Woodward
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee blasted Senate Republicans for failing to address the “health care crisis they created” by continuing to shut down the government.
“Americans are already being informed that their monthly health care premiums are going to skyrocket — in some cases doubling — and Senate Republicans are plowing full steam ahead with their shutdown instead of lifting a finger to stop it,” according to DSCC spokesperson Maeve Coyle.
“At a time when costs for groceries, electricity, and other household essentials are already far too high, Democrats are ready to do the work to stand up for working families,” she added. “Make no mistake: the GOP owns this shutdown and the health care crisis they’ve created.”
Why Democrats in Michigan are desperate to stop a diehard Trump supporter from winning a seemingly small-time race
Friday 3 October 2025 20:30
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John Bowden
Democrats in one of the most important battleground states in the nation are rallying their forces in a comparatively small race — which party leaders fear could have big implications for the 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential elections.
Smithsonian will stay open through October 11
Friday 3 October 2025 20:15
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Alex Woodward
Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will stay open through October 11, the institution said in a statement Friday.
The Smithsonian said earlier this week that its facilities would likely have to close within just a days, no later than October 6, because of the shutdown.
Breaking: Senate fails to advance resolution to end shutdown
Friday 3 October 2025 20:12
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Alex Woodward
A House-passed continuing resolution that would end the government shutdown has failed for a fourth time in the Senate.
Only three Democrats joined Republicans to support the measure, which would fund the government through November 21.
A procedural vote failed 54-44.
Majority Leader John Thune is now likely to tee up votes for Monday, with no movement on ending the shutdown over the week