Government shutdown updates: Senate adjourns until Monday with SNAP funding to lapse over the weekend

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Source: abcnews



“The dysfunction in this place is going to have real consequences."


By David Brennan, Alexandra Hutzler, and Ivan Pereira

Last Updated: October 30, 2025, 4:04 PM CDT

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

The Senate failed for the 13th time on Tuesday to advance a bill that would reopen the government until Nov. 21. The House remains out of session this week.

Jeffries continued to hold the Democratic line during the shutdown Thursday, insisting that their demands have not changed throughout the impasse.

As lawmakers are set to receive their paychecks on Nov. 1, Jeffries has refused to reveal whether he will accept his congressional salary during the shutdown.

He told ABC News that each Democrat will have to make an individual decision but he intends to make his plans clear to his constituents in Brooklyn on or before Saturday..................



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[Deuxcents]

1. Senate doesn't work on Fridays even with dire unfinished business? None of them should get paid

Until everyone is back to work and the People’s business is taken care of.