House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries hands Speaker of the House Mike Johnson the gavel during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.
Oct 1, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; National Parks Service workers remove trash from around the Washington Monument on the first day of the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY via Imagn Images
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), center, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), center back, hold a press conference with House and Senate leadership from the United States Capitol on the morning of the first day of the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025 after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a funding compromise.
Oct 1, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; National Guard patrol near the National Gallery of Art on the morning of the first day of the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025, after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a funding compromise.

It’s Day 6 of the government shutdown on Monday, and lawmakers don’t appear to be any closer to an agreement on reopening a swath of federal agencies and services.

President Donald Trump over the weekend continued to blame the Democrats for Congress's failure to reach a funding deal, bringing up the topic during an event to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct.5. The two-term Republican assured service members who are currently working without pay that they would get checks soon and even promised "across-the-board" pay raises.

On Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused Republicans of shutting down the government rather than support healthcare for “hardworking American taxpayers." As a condition for their much-needed Senate votes to fund the federal government, Democrats are pushing Republicans to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Pay has been suspended for roughly 2 million federal workers and roughly 750,000 workers remain on furlough following the funding lapse that began at the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. Other works considered essential to public safety and national security such as troops and air traffic control workers, are still required to work without pay.

The Trump administration has already reduced the federal workforce by more than 200,000 employees, according to the Partnership for Public Service.

With the shutdown soon to enter its second week, attention returns to the Senate on Oct. 6. Voters are expected again on a pair of bills to reopen the government, though both measures are likely to fail absent a compromise. The House remains on recess until October 14.

Johnson prays for a handful more Senate Democrats to reopen government

House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated his arguments against the shutdown for reporters Oct. 6 in imploring Senate Democrats to reopen the government.

Johnson, R-Louisiana, said he assured Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, that the House would continue working on full-year spending bills and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act once the government reopens.

The GOP holds a 53-47 Senate majority, but 60 votes are needed to advance legislation. So far only three Democrats have joined Republicans, and another five are needed to advance House legislation to reopen the government until Nov. 21, to give time for full-year bills to be debated.

“It’s shameless. It is sad. Real people are hurting. It needs to end,” Johnson said, ahead of another vote at 5:30 p.m. “I sure pray and I hope you all will that a handful of additional common-sense people on the Democrat side will change their votes.” - Bart Jansen

Johnson said no need to ‘waste time’ debating Jeffries

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Oct. 6 that he didn’t need the “theatrics” of debating Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries about the shutdown because the House already approved legislation to reopen the government.

Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Jeffries was making a “desperate plea for attention” because polls showed only 13% support for the New York Democrat’s position.

“I’m not going to let Hakeem try to pretend for these theatrics,” Johnson said. “We don’t need to waste time on that nonsense.” - Bart Jansen

TSA is still screening passengers during the shutdown without pay

As the government shutdown stretches into its second week, travelers may begin to worry about how it could affect their airport experience.

For now, impacts remain minimal — TSA and FAA employees are still on the job, working without pay to keep flights running smoothly.

Over the weekend, airport lines were typical, and flight cancellations stayed low, according to FlightAware. But if the shutdown continues, experts warn that missed paychecks could lead to staffing shortages and longer wait times at security checkpoints.

TSA has asked passengers for patience as it screens roughly 2.5 million travelers per day nationwide. - Zach Wichter

Jeffries challenges Speaker Johnson to House floor shutdown debate

Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to a debate over the government shutdown on the House floor.

“Given the urgency of the moment and the Republican refusal to negotiate a bipartisan agreement, a debate on the House Floor will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve,” Jeffries, D-New York, wrote Oct. 6 to Johnson. “It will also give you an opportunity to explain your my way or the highway approach to shutting the government down, when Democratic votes are needed to resolve the impasse that exists.”

The House remains in recess this week after Johnson postponed the next votes until Oct. 13. The move had the effect of leaving in the Senate’s hands the legislation that House Republicans already passed to reopen the government until Nov. 21. - Bart Jansen

White House posts Jeffries sombrero video as shutdown drags on

The White House is starting the week by again trolling Democrats over the shutdown, posting an apparently AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero, which the Democrat has blasted as “racist.”

“Starting another week of the DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN,” the White House wrote on social media in sharing the video Oct. 6.

The video shows Jeffries with a Mexican sombrero hat, a mustache and mariachi music playing in the background as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stands next to him.

"There's no way to sugarcoat it, nobody likes Democrats anymore,” Schumer's fake voice says, adding: "Not even Black people wanna vote for us anymore, even Latinos hate us.”

After Jeffries called an earlier version of the video racist, Vice President JD Vance said Trump was just having fun. The White House played the video on a loop in the press briefing room on Oct. 1.

"I think it's funny, the president's joking," Vance said, adding: "I'll tell Hakeem Jeffries right now. I make this solemn promise to you that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop." -Zac Anderson

Who do Americans blame for the government shutdown?

More Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the government shutdown than congressional Democrats, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey.

The poll found that 39% of U.S. adults believe Trump and the GOP deserve the most blame, while 30% blame Democrats more and 31% blame both equally.

A majority – 52% - disapprove of how Trump and Republicans are handling the shutdown, while 49% disapprove of Democrats.

Just 23% believe the GOP’s position is worth a shutdown, and 28% say Democrats’ demands are worth shuttering the government.

The survey of 2,441 adults was taken between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 on the first three days of the shutdown. - Zac Anderson

Federal workers soon will miss first paycheck

Federal workers will begin missing paychecks this week as the government shutdown continues.

Civilian workers who receive their checks electronically are set to be paid Oct. 10, according to the General Services Administration. The next pay day for military members is Oct. 15, according to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

Pressure could build to fund the government as workers go without pay. -Zac Anderson

What is President Trump's schedule today?

Trump has no public events on his Oct. 6 schedule.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding at a media briefing at 1 p.m. ET.

When is the Senate voting today?

The Senate is set to vote again at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 to move ahead on legislation to reopen the government. But it’s unclear whether the result will be different from a series of failed votes the previous week.

Senate Republicans are trying to approve a bill House Republicans approved to reopen the government until at least Nov. 21. But so far only three Senate Democrats have joined the effort and another five would be needed to advance the bill.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky also has voted against the bill aimed at reopening the government. - Bart Jansen

What happens to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?

The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.

Payments will likewise continue under the Medicare and Medicaid health programs.

What is the economic impact of a government shutdown?

The Congressional Research Service estimated that the partial shutdown in 2018-2019 resulted in a $3 billion loss to the real gross domestic product. In addition, consumer spending went down, impacting private sector businesses and profits.

The shutdown will also delayed the release of the September jobs report and potentially the release of other key economic data this month.

“Markets and policymakers have been looking for evidence of whether the labor market was continuing to cool gradually, or whether the slowdown was sharper than expected,” said Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick said in a statement to USA TODAY. “This fresh gap in knowledge is significant at a time when clarity matters most."

Will a government shutdown impact my flight?

For the most part, no. Air passengers should still be able to continue with their flights during a partial government shutdown.

Those workers who screen at airport security checkpoints, give flight clearance, and verify at border control are deemed essential, so they are still required to work.

However, a group representing major U.S. airlines warned a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation and slow flights, as air traffic controllers and security officers would be forced to work without pay and other functions would be halted.

Airline trade group Airlines for America, which represents United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and others, warned that if funding lapses "the system may need to slow down, reducing efficiency" and impacting travelers.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump blames Democrats as government shutdown reaches day 6: Live updates

Reporting by Zac Anderson, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Bart Jansen and Zach Wichter, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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