Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal

Republicans asked for a simple, short-term spending extension while Democrats sought extensive changes in health care funding.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), speaks during a press conference as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The government has officially shut down after lawmakers on Tuesday evening adjourned early with no agreement on government funding.

Lawmakers will return on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET.