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House Passes GOP Funding Bill as Shutdown Looms

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SEP 19

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

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The Spin

This clean continuing resolution highlights responsible governance by funding essential government operations without partisan add-ons or poison pills. The bill maintains current funding levels through November while providing 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

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 undermines healthcare protections while overlooking the pressing need to address expiring subsidies before open enrollment begins on Nov. 1. This partisan measure forces families to choose between basic government services and affordable healthcare coverage.

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Hakeem Jeffries on X

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 66.7% chance that there will be a U.S. government shutdown before the 2028 presidential election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.