Balance of Power19 Sep 2025

Congress Lurches Toward Shutdown as Senate Democrats Block GOP Stopgap

Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.

Congress moved closer to an Oct. 1 government shutdown as Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday each blocked the other party’s rival plans to provide temporary funding.

Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along and back a simple bill to keep the lights on through Nov. 21.

Resolving the conflict is complicated by the Senate’s plan to take a week-long break as the Oct. 1 funding lapse nears. The Senate could return to Washington as late as Sept. 29. The House plans to stay on recess until after Oct. 1.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Kriti Gupta is in for Kailey. Joe and Kriti speak with:

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer.
Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper.
Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Associate Professor of History Hasan Kwame Jeffries.

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