Democrats, Republicans and the shutdown
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The Senate will reconvene and vote on Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET for the 11th time to end the government shutdown. If the bill passes and is signed by President Donald Trump, the shutdown will end. If it fails, the shutdown will extend into its third week.
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Trump calls Democrats ‘kamikaze pilots’ as shutdown standoff hits third week with no end in sight
President Donald Trump called Democrats “kamikaze pilots" as the shutdown drags on, vowing cuts to federal programs and slamming New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.
A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.
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Sen. Rand Paul says he's in favor of paying troops, federal workers during government shutdown
The Senate has failed to pass a measure that would reopen the government and allow federal workers to be paid.
Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, continue during a government shutdown.
The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a guaranteed payday and Congress essentially paralyzed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed the Democratic Party has been taken over by far-left Marxists, citing figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.