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October 20, 2025

Federal Government Shutdown Enters 20th Day
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The federal government shutdown has entered its 20th day. Senate
Democrats proposed a bill last week to keep funding the government
through October 31, reversing cuts to Medicaid and extending Affordable
Care Act subsidies, but that measure failed to garner a veto-proof
majority of 60 votes. It comes as President Trump has tried to lay off
thousands of furloughed workers, but that move was temporarily halted by
the courts.


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