Everything you need to know if the government shuts down on Oct. 1

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans are still at loggerheads as DC careens toward a potential government shutdown later this week.

Democratic leaders in Congress have opposed a stopgap measure funding the government at current levels until Nov. 21, in part due to its failure to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that will expire at the end of 2025.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have held firm that debates over the subsidies should be postponed, with lawmakers in the lower chamber passing the temporary funding solution before recessing for the rest of September. 8

“The Obamacare subsidies is a policy debate that has to be determined by the end of the year, Dec. 30, not right now while we’re simply trying to keep the government