{"id":2493226,"date":"2025-10-01T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-government-shutdown-could-drag-on\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:19:32","slug":"why-the-government-shutdown-could-drag-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-government-shutdown-could-drag-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the government shutdown could drag on"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-the-government-shutdown-could-drag-on%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, highlighting the deep partisan stalemate in Washington that suggests the shutdown could be prolonged. The shutdown began after Congress failed to agree on a funding deal, with Democrats demanding expanded government-subsidized healthcare funding and Republicans pushing for a temporary continuing resolution excluding such provisions. Key political figures, including President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, remain entrenched in opposing positions, with little indication of compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans accuse the progressive wing of the Democratic Party of obstructing efforts to keep the government funded, while Democrats resist any funding bills associated with Trump. Some moderate senators may be open to negotiations, but the timeline for resolution is unclear. The shutdown impacts about 750,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >000 federal workers facing furloughs<\/a>, potential office closures, and disruptions to public services, including air travel delays and partial closures of national parks. Both parties are under increasing public pressure to resolve the deadlock,but political tensions and strategic calculations continue to hinder progress. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Why the government shutdown could drag on<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2361503\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government<\/a> shutdown could turn into a protracted debacle, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington<\/a> lawmakers on either side of the aisle appear unlikely to be headed toward a compromise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congress&rsquo;s failure to reach a government funding deal resulted in the first shutdown in years on Wednesday. Republicans and Democrats are locked in a stalemate, with Democrats demanding expanded government-subsidized healthcare, and Republicans calling for a temporary Continuing Resolution before dealing with that issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3831931\/watch-gop-leaders-press-conference-first-day-government-shutdown\/\">WATCH LIVE: GOP leaders hold press conference on first day of government shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3831876\/james-talarico-6-million-fundraising-texas-senate-run\/\">James Talarico raises over $6 million less than a month into Texas Senate run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3829089\/what-happens-government-shutdown-social-security-food-stamps\/\">What happens during a government shutdown?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The deadlock may not end anytime soon if the attitudes of leaders on both sides of the debate are any indicator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/government-shutdown-live-updates-congress-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIVE UPDATES: GOVERNMENT ENTERS SHUTDOWN WITH NO DEAL IN SIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump declined to posit a reconciliatory stance after Democrats blocked efforts to keep the government open in a vote on Tuesday, posting mocking <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115290424560405640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI videos<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115296080250213989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photos<\/a> ridiculing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And despite meeting with Trump in a last-ditch effort to make a deal, Schumer seemed to only dig deeper into the opposition. After rallying his caucus members ahead of a vote on Tuesday, only three deviated from Democrats in backing a GOP-backed measure to keep the government open. Republicans need five Democrats to join them in order to pass the congressional resolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer faces intense pressure not to reach a deal with Trump, even as he has floated a seven-to-10-day stopgap funding bill as a contingency plan to reopen a potentially shuttered government &ldquo;to give vulnerable moderates in his party something to vote for,&rdquo; according to NBC News. The more vocal and liberal faction within his party has pushed Schumer to resist anything backed by Trump. Adhering to any demands of Republicans will only further hurt his approval rating among his own caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer already faced fierce backlash from liberal groups for allowing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 Billion in Spending Cuts Proposed by ...\">government funding bill<\/a> to advance to a final vote in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And Republicans are unlikely to give concessions in Democrats&rsquo; push to include enhanced Obama-era Affordable Care Act subsidies in what the GOP wants to be a clean funding measure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is entirely being driven by the progressive left that just wants to oppose anything and everything that Donald Trump is doing,&rdquo; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook\/2025\/10\/01\/what-the-shutdown-means-for-new-york-00589342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told <\/a><em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;They think shutting down the government is going to stop it. What&rsquo;s going to happen is giving the executive more power in the process. They&rsquo;re going to regret this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Tuesday afternoon that Democrats had voted for continuing resolutions to keep the government funded 13 times when they were in the majority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It begs the question as to what&rsquo;s changed. And I think what&rsquo;s changed is President Trump is in the White House. That&rsquo;s what this is about. This is politics, and there isn&rsquo;t any substantive reason why there ought to be a government shutdown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thune has held out hope he can convince a few more Senate Democrats to join Republicans in backing a clean spending bill. Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have previously signaled they could be open to talks, giving Thune a potential leeway into negotiations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The timeline of any deal, however, remains uncertain. The House is in recess this week, but the Senate is convening on Wednesday for further debate. Votes could be called Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-could-use-funding-bill-to-tie-republicans-hands-next-congress-house-gop\/\" title=\"Pelosi Could Use Funding Bill to \u2018Tie Re...ans\u2019 Hands\u2019 Next Congress: ... GOP\">stopgap spending measure<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All it takes is five Democrats to join Republicans to pass the clean, nonpartisan funding bill that&rsquo;s in front of us,&rdquo; Thune <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeaderJohnThune\/status\/1973177183192621495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;And I hope, I really hope, that some of them will join us to reopen the government, resume bipartisan appropriations work, and get back to the business of the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both sides will likely face growing pressure from constituents to reach a compromise due to fallout over the gridlock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A government shutdown means roughly 750,000 federal workers face furloughs. Trump&rsquo;s Office of Management and Budget, headed by Russ Vought, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3825124\/democrats-decry-white-house-intimidation-omb-shutdown-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened to fire numerous government workers<\/a>, with many offices to be shuttered, perhaps permanently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government shutdown could have a significant impact on other services, impacting millions of residents across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the last shutdown, which lasted a record 35 days during Trump&rsquo;s first term, delays to air travel were caused in part by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-reagan-like-inflection-point-with-federal-workers-during-crisis-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... faces Reagan...like inflection point with federal workers during crisis ... ... Examiner\">federal air traffic controllers<\/a> and Transportation Security Administration agents who were not getting paid for calling out sick.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3830473\/senate-dueling-funding-bills-government-shutdown-midnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SENATE REJECTS DUELING FUNDING BILLS, TEEING UP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AT MIDNIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National parks could also face closures, sparking outcry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Park Service announced that parks will be partially open, with open-air sites available to the public but buildings closed that require staff to operate. But the National Parks Conservation Association has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npca.org\/articles\/10905-parks-group-calls-for-national-parks-to-close-if-government-shuts-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> for parks to be closed, arguing that poorly staffed parks in a shutdown are a danger to the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why the government shutdown may last longer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2493229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thune-schumer-collage-e1759326350799.jpg?1759258248&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[40168,9168,39629,5894,35785],"class_list":["post-2493226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-budget-crisis","tag-economy","tag-government-shutdown","tag-politics","tag-us-government"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thune-schumer-collage-e1759326350799.jpg?1759258248&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493231,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493226\/revisions\/2493231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}