The closure of the government is on his third day on Friday with the senators who voted for the fourth time in bills to finance the government. But apparently stagnant negotiations, it seems that the closure could extend over the weekend.
On Friday afternoon, the Senate will vote on a Stopgap financing measure backed by the Republican party and a draft Democratic Financing Law that includes medical care provisions. But with republican and democratic leaders at a dead point, it seems that none of which will not be approved.
Both bills have failed during the three previous votes since the Government closed Wednesday at 12:01 am
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, said he does not expect to celebrate votes during the weekend and that the next opportunity to try again would be Monday. This closure could continue at least six days if that ends up being.
Meanwhile, Thune continues his effort to recruit more Democrats to join the Financing bill backed by the Republican Party. And the Democrats are expected to meet on Friday afternoon to discuss their next movements.
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, speaks with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, during a press conference on the third day of a partial closure of the federal government in the United States Capitol in Washington, on October 3, 2025.
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Thune pressed the Democrats during a press conference on Friday morning.
“We have the opportunity to collect a bill with the house that if the Senate approves, it will be sent to the White House, the president will sign it and the Government will open again. It is so simple and so simple. And that we are talking about. Everything we need is a handful of more Democrats,” Tune said.
The majority leader said he hoped that the Democrats “have the opportunity to think about” their position during the weekend.
“YO No know as many times you give them to chance to vote No, and Hopefully during the weekend, they will have the opportunity to think about it. Maybe some of these conversations begin to give rise to something in which we can start moving some votes and really approve this, “Thune said Friday.” But there is nothing to win at this time negotiating something that is nothing to negotiate. “
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, speaks with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, during a press conference on the third day of a partial closure of the federal government in the United States Capitol in Washington, on October 3, 2025.
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While the Senate works to advance, President Donald Trump mocks once again to inminate federal shots, that the White House said they are “very real” and could result in “thousands” of federal workers who lose their jobs during closing.
The president published a video generated by AI on its social media platform on Friday morning shown by the Management Office and the Budget Director, Russ Vought, such as the Grim Reaper, since the administration threatens the mass layoffs for federal workers.
“Russ Vought is the reaper. He exercises the pen, the funds and the brain. Here is the reaper,” someone sings in the video when Vought is represented walking through the Capitol as the character.
On Friday morning, Vought announced $ 2.1 billion in funds for an extension of the Chicago red line and red and abode modernization The project is being suspended “to ensure that financing does not flow through race -based hiring.”
It is the last instance of the Trump administration aimed at projects in Democratic Fortories after the Trump administration suspended $ 18 billion in infrastructure funds for New York City and canceled $ 8 billion for energy projects in 16 states that voted with the Democrats in the last presidential elections.
Due to the closure, a job report was not published on Friday, delaying an update of the key economic data and the snapshot of the labor market. More than 2,000 employees of the Office of Labor Statistics are currently licensed.
