Congress missed its deadline, and now the federal government is officially shut down — the first since 2019, according to WENY News. Late Tuesday, both parties’ funding bills failed in the Senate, with healthcare disagreements at the center of the collapse.
Democrats pushed to restore Medicaid and ACA subsidies, while Republicans called that a non-starter. A few moderates, including Sen. John Fetterman, sided with the GOP to keep the government open — but not enough to tip the vote.
Leaders say a deal is still possible, but only if a handful of Democrats cross the aisle.
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