The Senate failed to advance a Republican bill to extend government funding and end the shutdown for a 10th time.

The Senate votes today, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, on congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill as furloughed federal workers and agencies await a government reopening. White House press ...

"If Democrats vote for a 12th time to keep the government shut down, they should at least vote to pay those who are still working," Johnson wrote on X. "It’s common sense and common courtesy — there’s no excuse to oppose the Shutdown Fairness Act."

President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the last leg of his Asia trip this week. The two leaders posed for photos then made brief remarks during a bilateral