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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Speaker Johnson: Congress is ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the government shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history — unless Senate Democrats finally agree to pass a “clean, no-strings-attached” Republican spending bill to reopen the government.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: A view of the U.S. Capitol as the sun sets on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. House and Senate leadership met with President Donald Trump earlier in the day at the White House to try and avoid a government shutdown at midnight September 30. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate remains gridlocked as shutdown enters new week

The government shutdown continues on its fifth day, with little progress made as Democrats continue to hold out in an attempt to repeal the Trump administration’s prior spending cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies.