Senate leaves for the weekend with no shutdown deal in sight

Published October 3, 2025 3:08pm ET



A fight over government funding will spill into next week after senators left Washington dug in over how to resolve Democratic demands over healthcare.

For the fourth time, the Senate rejected dueling proposals to reopen the government — a “clean,” seven-week extension introduced by Republicans and another from Democrats that preserves Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of the year.

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