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Senate Stalemate: Government Shutdown Threatens Thanksgiving Plans

10/16/2025

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The US Senate failed to reopen the government for the tenth time, receiving 51 votes.
Progressives Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected discussions of healthcare subsidies, seeking real legislation.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which progressives deemed insufficient.
The standoff leaves federal workers unpaid and could push the shutdown to Thanksgiving, despite Ocasio-Cortez's optimism.

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The US Senate failed to reopen the government for the tenth time, receiving 51 votes.
Progressives Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected discussions of healthcare subsidies, seeking real legislation.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which progressives deemed insufficient.
The standoff leaves federal workers unpaid and could push the shutdown to Thanksgiving, despite Ocasio-Cortez's optimism.