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.
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.
Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) announced Sunday that President Donald Trump’s latest spending package is on track for a final Senate vote on Monday, barring any major delays in the chamber.
Elon Musk has ignited political speculation after proposing the creation of a new political party to represent what he calls the “80% in the middle” of American politics. The suggestion came via a poll posted on X, just hours after a public spat with President Donald Trump over the latest congressional spending package.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press that the Republicans’ “big, beautiful” spending bill contains no cuts to Medicaid, despite Democrat claims to the contrary. Johnson made it clear that the plan aims to reform, not slash, the program.
