Congress faces a government shutdown deadline at midnight on September 30. As negotiations intensify, Democrats have introduced a stopgap spending bill that would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, primarily through permanent extensions of Obamacare subsidies and reversals of healthcare savings measures.
Congressional Democrats are steering the government toward a shutdown after blocking a short-term spending bill that would have extended current funding levels originally set under Joe Biden. Despite the measure’s bipartisan nature, Democratic leaders appear unwilling to accept a clean continuing resolution (CR), choosing instead to demand policy concessions with little chance of success.
Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, a Democrat and former Media Matters for America staffer, openly joined demonstrators at an anti-ICE rally where protesters shouted violent slogans, including "shoot ICE" and "shoot the [Expletive]."
California Rep. Robert Garcia (D), the leading Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced an investigation into the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Wisconsin Democrats, led by state Sen. Kelda Roys (D), are moving to strip licensed gun owners of their right to carry for self-defense on college campuses. The proposal, introduced September 4, 2025, would outlaw firearms entirely on university and college property, even for individuals who hold valid concealed carry licenses.
