US Senate Rejects Funding Bills as Shutdown Looms

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Above: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson outside the House Chamber after a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2025. Image copyright: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

The Senate's rejection of the clean stopgap bill is deeply frustrating. It highlighted responsible governance by funding essential government operations without partisan add-ons or poison pills and provided crucial security enhancements for federal officials in response to recent threats. Democrats are manufacturing a crisis by demanding unrelated healthcare spending that belongs in separate legislation, not emergency funding measures.

New York Post

Donald Trump on Truth Social

Democratic narrative

Republicans are launching an assault on healthcare by refusing to extend critical Affordable Care Act subsidies that prevent insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans. The GOP bill undermined healthcare protections while overlooking the pressing need to address expiring subsidies before open enrollment begins on Nov. 1. This partisan measure would have forced families to choose between basic government services and affordable healthcare coverage.

MSNBC

Hakeem Jeffries on X

Cynical narrative

Once again, both parties chose grandstanding over governance, letting partisan posturing take precedence while a government shutdown looms days away. Republicans and Democrats alike seem more interested in blaming each other than doing the bare minimum to keep the lights on. It’s a bipartisan failure wrapped in self-righteous rhetoric, and ordinary Americans will pay the price.

National Newswatch