White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has warned that the recent U.S. government shutdown will likely lead to thousands of federal layoffs — pointing to Democrats’ refusal to work with the GOP — which the administration maintains prompted the shutdown.
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Vice President JD Vance has publicly stated that he believes the federal government will go into its first partial shutdown in nearly seven years on Wednesday night — citing a lack of agreement between Republicans and Democrats.
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House Republican leaders urged their members to stay united ahead of a looming government shutdown, telling colleagues on a Monday conference call that their strategy is to push Senate Democrats into accepting a clean short-term continuing resolution to keep federal agencies funded.
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President Donald Trump agreed to meet with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday ahead of the looming government shutdown.
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The Senate has failed to pass a House-approved continuing resolution intended to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown. While most Senate Democrats voted against the measure due to policy disagreements, one Democrat joined the Republicans in support.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.
Read More Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input