The U.S. government shutdown entered its second week on Monday (October 6, 2025), with no signal of a deal between President Donald Trump’s Republicans and Democrats to finish the disaster.
Democrats are refusing to supply the handful of votes the ruling Republicans have to reopen federal departments until the 2 sides can agree on extending expiring well being care subsidies.
With the government out of cash since Wednesday and grinding to a halt, Senate Democrats appeared set to vote in opposition to a House-passed short-term funding invoice for a fifth time.
The onerous line taken by Democrats marks a uncommon second of leverage for the opposition get together in a interval when Mr. Trump and his ultra-loyal Republicans management each department of government — and Mr. Trump himself is accused of searching for to amass authoritarian-like powers.
With funding not renewed, non-critical providers are being suspended.
Pay for a whole bunch of 1000’s of public sector staff is ready to be withheld from Friday (October 10), whereas navy personnel may miss their first test on October 15.
Threat of lay off
And Mr. Trump has radically upped the ante by threatening to fireside giant numbers of government staff, somewhat than simply furlough them, as has been executed in each different shutdown through the years.
Republicans are digging of their heels, with House Speaker Mike Johnson telling his members not even to come back to Congress until the Democrats cave.
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries mentioned that Republicans had been those stalling any hopes of negotiations.
“Mike Johnson and House Republicans need to get back into town. Do your jobs. Democrats will be present,” he informed a information convention in New York on Sunday.
Mr. Johnson — who was as a result of tackle journalists on the U.S. Capitol — in flip blamed the Democrats’ Senate chief Chuck Schumer.
“We need them to turn the lights back on so that everyone can do their work. The House did our work,” he informed NBC.
Health care worries
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Education, Housing, Commerce and Labour departments have been the toughest hit by employees being positioned on enforced go away throughout the shutdown, the New York Times reported.
The Justice, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs Departments, together with the Treasury and Office of Personnel Management have seen the least results up to now, in response to the Times breakdown.
With members of Congress at house and no formal talks going down in both chamber, a CBS News ballot launched on Sunday confirmed the general public blaming Republicans by a slim margin for the gridlock.
Democrats say that, if no motion is taken, 24 million Americans are set to see their insurance coverage premiums beneath the Obamacare medical health insurance scheme double subsequent 12 months, whereas 4 million will lose their well being care altogether.
Republicans argue the expiring well being care subsidies are nothing to do with preserving the government open and could be handled individually earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, mentioned Sunday layoffs would start “if the president decides that the negotiations are absolutely going nowhere.”
Mr. Trump has already despatched a steamroller by means of government since taking workplace for his second time period in January.
Spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, 200,000 jobs had already been lower from the federal workforce earlier than the shutdown, in response to the nonpartisan, Partnership for Public Service.
