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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer couldn’t keep his caucus united after a 40-day shutdown.

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Politics of a shutdown

CQ Budget, Episode No. 369

By Aris Folley, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted November 10, 2025 at 6:37pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seen here Oct. 29, is insisting Democrats reopen the government before any health care negotiations take place.

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Shutdown pressures on the rise

By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Jacob Fulton
Posted November 3, 2025 at 3:28pm
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seen here on Oct. 23, is trying to broker a bipartisan compromise to pay federal workers during the shutdown.

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Shutdown pain grows as November nears

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted October 27, 2025 at 4:35pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., show no sign of yielding as the partial government shutdown enters its fourth week.

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‘Power of the purse’ at stake

By Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted October 20, 2025 at 5:16pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he has no intention of negotiating with Democrats until the shutdown ends.

Shutdown stalemate

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted October 14, 2025 at 5:45pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said at a news conference on Monday that he plans to keep the House in recess until the government reopens. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trapped in a shutdown

By Aidan Quigley, Peter Cohn and David Lerman
Posted October 6, 2025 at 3:03pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is seeking a middle ground in the battle to extend expiring health subsidies.

Health subsidies standoff

By David Lerman and Sandhya Raman
Posted September 22, 2025 at 6:21pm
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole favors a short-term funding extension while the White House pushes for a longer one.

Search for an endgame

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 8, 2025 at 3:40pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., warned of a shutdown risk if the president pursues a 'pocket rescission.'

‘Pocket rescission’ showdown

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted September 2, 2025 at 5:17pm
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen derailed the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill in a partisan standoff over a new FBI headquarters.

Rough-and-tumble September

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted August 4, 2025 at 4:25pm
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