US EditionWhat We Know About How a Government Shutdown Would Unfold
Republicans and Democrats remain divided over funding and health care subsidies, risking disruptions to federal services and pay for millions of workers, economists warn of economic impact.
- The federal government faces a shutdown if Congress does not approve a spending bill by October 1, 2025, amid ongoing budget talks in Washington.
- The deadlock continues as Republicans support a temporary funding measure, whereas Democrats insist on restoring healthcare measures, such as undoing reductions to Medicaid and increasing financial assistance for insurance marketplace buyers.
- A shutdown could disrupt services for millions of federal workers who might not be paid on time and affect programs like Women, Infants and Children which may stop accepting new applicants.
- Economists caution that each additional week without federal funding can reduce economic output by about 0.1 percentage points and heighten worries over the government's ability to operate effectively, with one expert noting that extended shutdowns increasingly undermine confidence in the U.S. government's stability.
- Although Social Security payments will continue, a shutdown could slow government services, cancel Capitol tours, and initiate a blame game while Congress remains out of town and negotiations have stalled.
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Rethinking65How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Affect Financial Markets
Government shutdowns in the United States, once seen as rare emergencies, have increasingly become recurring features of partisan gridlock. The current risk stems from Congress’s failure to agree on federal funding, with both Democrats and Republicans using budget negotiations as leverage for political gain. A shutdown would immediately halt or scale back many federal operations, […] The post How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Affect Financial…
The threat of a government shutdown has become recurring in Washington, although most of the time legislators and the president manage to avoid it. However, this time, the prospects for a last-minute deal are rather grim. Republicans have developed a short-term measure to fund the government until November 21, but Democrats have insisted that the bill address their health care concerns.
By CNN Español Once again, the United States Congress faces a deadline to approve the federal budget. If it doesn't pass a funding bill on time—whether the full budget or a temporary extension—the government runs out of funds to pay its agencies and employees, and that generates what is known as a government shutdown. This is a recurring scenario in American politics: when the funding deadline arrives, the threat of a shutdown reappears, and if …
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What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold
The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington. Another one of those moments has arrived as the beginning of the fiscal year approaches Wednesday.
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What You Need To Know About Looming Government Shutdown
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What Does a Federal Government Shutdown Mean for Women's Healthcare? A Stealthy Rollback of Coverage
If cuts to premium tax credits and Medicaid stick, this won’t just be another budget fight. It will be a quiet repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—and women will bear the brunt of it. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have put forward a reasonable path: Roll back the Medicaid cuts and make premium tax credits permanent. States are bracing for the Medicaid cuts, warning Washington that slashing the program would destabilize families…
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