"At 12:01 a.m. this Wednesday, with no agreement in the Senate to approve an extension of federal funding, the partial government shutdown arrived the first in nearly seven years. It came after Senate Democrats refused to compromise by approving a stopgap measure that would have kept the government's funding flowing for seven weeks until the next budget test on November 21."
"The reason? They were seeking a commitment from Republicans that part of the pandemic-era subsidies tied to the law known as Obamacare which extended medical coverage to millions of Americans without private insurance would not be eliminated at the end of the year. They also demanded the reversal of cuts to Medicaid and other health programs included in Donald Trump's sweeping tax reform, dubbed the big, beautiful bill."
A partial government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. after the Senate failed to approve an extension of federal funding. Senate Democrats refused the stopgap measure to secure commitments preventing elimination of pandemic-era subsidies tied to Obamacare and to reverse cuts to Medicaid and other health programs from the tax reform. Democrats sought to signal readiness to oppose Trump and to position healthcare spending for the 2026 midterms. Republicans pushed for the funding extension and promised to discuss the demands while the last hours featured exchanged accusations and inconclusive Senate votes.
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