White House, the shutdown and Government
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Government Shutdown: Deadlocked Senate Again Fails To Pass Funding Bills As Shutdown Hits Week 2
The government shut down began at midnight on Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.
With the shutdown soon to enter its second week, attention returns to the Senate on Oct. 6. Voters are expected again on a pair of bills to reopen the government, though both measures are likely to fail absent a compromise. The House remains on recess until October 14.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to address reporters Monday afternoon as the government shutdown enters its sixth day. President Trump has stayed out of the fray on Capitol Hill,
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Government shutdown updates: 'There's nothing for us to negotiate,' Johnson says amid shutdown
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday morning that the government shutdown will cost the U.S. GDP about $15 billion per week.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Cabinet secretaries will decide government cuts when asked if Project 2025 is the "the blueprint for shrinking the government."