A view of the US Capitol as the sun sets on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. House and Senate leadership met with President Donald Trump earlier in the day at the White House to try and avoid a government shutdown at midnight September 30. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

With less than 24 hours until a possible government shutdown , Senate Republicans will give Democrats a final chance to support their plan to keep the lights on at midnight. But inside the Capitol, few believe that Democrats are ready to yield.

The bitter stalemate between Republicans and Democrats in recent weeks — largely centered around billions of dollars in enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — now appears likely to result in the first government funding lapse of President Donald Trump’s second administrati

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