government shutdown

George Stephanopoulos, Good Morning America co-host, showcased media bias in an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), pressing him on Republican opposition to a Democratic spending bill just hours after Senate Democrats themselves rejected legislation that would have kept the government open.

House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of refusing genuine negotiations to end the government shutdown.

The White House has declared a government shutdown imminent after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill, triggering agency closures.

Republican lawmakers are expressing confidence that the American public will blame Democrats for the impending government shutdown.

Vice President JD Vance warned the U.S. is likely heading into a government shutdown after Democrats rejected a short-term funding plan.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Democrats have no justification for blocking a clean continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded. Speaking on Fox News, Leavitt stressed that President Donald Trump is only asking for a commonsense extension at current spending levels.

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.

The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday that it will suspend publication of key economic reports—including the monthly jobs report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the Producer Price Index (PPI)—if Congress fails to avoid a government shutdown. The move would deprive businesses, investors, and policymakers of critical data used to gauge the economy.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) used his Friday appearance on MSNBC’s The Briefing to argue that while health care is a major sticking point in the looming government shutdown, the larger problem is what he called the Trump administration’s “unconstitutional” conduct.

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Donald Trump is refusing to negotiate, making a government shutdown all but certain and laying responsibility firmly at his feet. Schumer argued that the Republican bill being advanced lacks any input from Democrats and is entirely partisan, claiming that Trump's leadership has blocked the kind of negotiation that used to avert shutdowns in past administrations.