Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Senate rejects competing funding bills; government shutdown imminent — On September 30, the Senate rejected both a Republican-backed funding extension through November 21 and a Democratic alternative that included healthcare provisions. Democrats blocked the GOP bill while Republicans blocked the Democratic measure; neither cleared the 60-vote threshold. The White House threatened mass federal worker layoffs if shutdown occurs. Senate Republican leaders announced plans to revote on Wednesday to pressure Democrats to switch positions.
• Senate failed to pass continuing resolution; government shutdown imminent — The Senate adjourned on September 30 without passing a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond the deadline. Republicans refused to include Democrats in negotiations. Democrats, whose votes were needed for passage, refused to support a continuing resolution unless it included a fix to extend premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act. Republicans had extended 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while allowing premium tax credits to expire at year's end, which would cause healthcare insurance premiums to skyrocket by approximately 75 percent. The impasse resulted in a government shutdown.
• US federal government shutdown after Senate rejects competing funding bills — The US federal government shut down at midnight on October 1, 2025, after the Senate failed to advance either a Republican-drafted continuing resolution (55-45 vote) or a Democratic proposal (47-53 vote). Republicans control both chambers but lack the 60-vote Senate threshold needed to pass funding without Democratic support. The shutdown marks the first since December 2018. Democrats demanded extension of ACA premium tax credits and reversal of Medicaid cuts; Republicans refused. The White House announced plans to furlough approximately 750,000 federal workers.
• US federal government shutdown begins; Democrats demand healthcare concessions — On October 1, 2025, federal government funding lapsed, triggering a shutdown. As of mid-October, Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have refused to vote to reopen the government without concessions on healthcare (ACA premium tax credits, Medicaid cuts reversal), public media funding, and limits on Trump's "pocket rescissions" authority. Republicans have demanded funding restart before negotiations. Seven Senate votes have failed to reach the 60-vote threshold. The shutdown has forced hundreds of thousands of federal employees to remain unpaid and prompted agency closures nationwide.
• Senate Adjourns Without Passing Government Funding Resolution — On September 30, 2025, the Senate adjourned without reaching an agreement on a continuing resolution to fund the government, which had been passed by the House. The failure to negotiate was attributed to Republican refusal to include Democrats in discussions, leading to a potential government shutdown. Democrats insisted that any resolution must include an extension of premium tax credits for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans allowed to expire.
• Federal government shut down — The federal government shut down on October 1 after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to pass proposals to keep the government open. It is the first government shutdown since Trump's first term, which lasted 34 days between December 2018 and January 2019.
• US federal government shutdown enters third day; Senate votes fail on competing funding proposals — The US federal government remained shut down for a third consecutive day on Friday, October 3, 2025, after the Senate failed to advance either Democratic or Republican funding proposals in a fourth round of voting. Neither bill secured the 60 votes needed for passage. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called for Democrats to support the Republican continuing resolution, while Democrats demanded inclusion of healthcare protections and reversal of Medicaid cuts before reopening. The shutdown, which began Wednesday at midnight, is expected to continue into the following week.

Supporting reports

• Trump agreed to meet with Schumer and Jeffries on budget negotiations — After spending his third consecutive day on the golf course while a government shutdown loomed in three days, Trump agreed to meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. to discuss budget negotiations. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called for a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open while negotiations continue.
• Trump reverses course, schedules White House meeting with bipartisan congressional leaders to avert shutdown — President Trump reversed his earlier decision to cancel a meeting and scheduled a Monday afternoon gathering at the White House with the top four congressional leaders—House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer—to negotiate a government funding agreement before the Tuesday night deadline. Democrats conditioned support on extending expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits; Republicans opposed linking healthcare policy to the continuing resolution. Trump told CBS News he believed a shutdown was likely and that he could use executive power to eliminate what he called "waste, fraud and abuse."
• Schumer and Jeffries meet Trump without shutdown deal — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with President Trump and Vice President Vance to negotiate government funding before the fiscal year ends on September 30. No deal was reached. Trump indicated willingness to discuss healthcare premium tax subsidies expiring at year-end but insisted Democrats fund the government first. Schumer stated Trump appeared unaware of impending healthcare insurance increases. Jeffries noted House Republicans were absent from negotiations, calling their position unserious.
• Schumer and Jeffries met with Trump on government shutdown and ACA health care subsidies — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a closed-door meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office to negotiate averting a government shutdown while preserving ACA health care premium subsidies. Schumer stated Trump appeared to hear about health care consequences for the first time. Jeffries said significant differences remain and Democrats will not support a partisan Republican spending bill that cuts health care. The meeting occurred as Republicans coordinated messaging claiming Democrats seek to provide free health care to migrants and transgender people.