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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate Vote to end govt shutdown fails for 6th time as shutdown enters second week

The U.S. Senate failed for the sixth time to pass a stopgap bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday, which has now entered its second week.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 11: Herschel Walker, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas speaks during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill on September 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Walker is a former professional football player and Georgia politician. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate GOP confirms more than 100 Trump nominees

Amid the ongoing government shutdown, Senate Republicans have since confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

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.

US President Donald Trump raises a fist as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 21, 2025. Trump is heading to Glendale, Arizona to attend the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury dept releases ‘first draft’ of potential new dollar coin with Trump’s face

The United States Department of the Treasury (USDT) is considering producing a one-dollar coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence next year.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) arrive for a news conference in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Both plans to end govt shutdown fail in Senate

Both GOP and Democrat-backed stopgap funding bills have failed to pass in the Senate, resulting in a prolonged government shutdown.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 17: A Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line elevated train rolls over the 10-foot-tall security perimeter fence around the the United Center ahead of the next week's Democratic National Convention on August 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention will be held in Chicago on August 19-22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump admin freezes $2.1B in Chicago transportation infrastructure funding to investigate ‘race-based contracting’ amid government shutdown

The Trump administration announced that it is freezing $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects to ensure the “funding is not flowing via race-based contracting,” amidst the government shutdown.