Government Heads Toward Shutdown After Funding Patch Fails in Senate

By Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
September 30, 2025Updated: September 30, 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)
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