The closure of the government is on his third day on Friday with the senators who voted for the fourth time in bills to finance the government. But apparently stagnant negotiations, it seems that the closure could extend over the weekend.
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, remained firm on Friday on the floor of the Senate, only a few hours before the Chamber is scheduled to take another vote on the draft law of the Clean Government of the Government of the seven weeks of the Republicans, and pointed out the lack of will of their party to negotiate with the Democrats about their demands so that the government supports the government.
“This closure must end sooner rather than later, and there is only one way to leave. Democrats must vote for the continuous and non -partisan resolution that feels right there,” said Thune. “All that is needed is a roll call, vote, the open government’s back.”
In addition to the Stopgap financing measure backed by the Republican Party, the Senate will also vote on the Democrat’s Financing Law that includes medical care provisions.
Thune suggested that any negotiation of medical care could begin after passing the continuous resolution. But with republican and democratic leaders at a dead point, it seems that none of which will not be approved.
Both bills have failed during the three previous votes since the Government closed Wednesday at 12:01 am
Thune said he does not expect to celebrate votes during the weekend and that the next opportunity to try again would be Monday. This closure could continue at least six days if that ends up being.
Meanwhile, Thune continues his effort to recruit more Democrats to join the Financing bill backed by the Republican Party. And the Democrats meet on Friday afternoon to discuss their next movements.
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, speaks with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, during a press conference on the third day of a partial closure of the federal government in the United States Capitol in Washington, on October 3, 2025.
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Thune pressed the Democrats during a press conference on Friday morning.
“We have the opportunity to collect a bill with the house that if the Senate approves, it will be sent to the White House, the president will sign it and the Government will open again. It is so simple and so simple. And that we are talking about. Everything we need is a handful of more Democrats,” Tune said.
The majority leader said he hoped that the Democrats “have the opportunity to think about” their position during the weekend.
“YO No know as many times you give them to chance to vote No, and Hopefully during the weekend, they will have the opportunity to think about it. Maybe some of these conversations begin to give rise to something in which we can start moving some votes and really approve this, “Thune said Friday.” But there is nothing to win at this time negotiating something that is nothing to negotiate. “
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, speaks with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, during a press conference on the third day of a partial closure of the federal government in the United States Capitol in Washington, on October 3, 2025.
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The president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, also did not commit to negotiating with the Democrats with his demand of $ 400 billion to extend the subsidies of the Law on Health Care at low extended price scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
“Some of the problems that bring to the table and are demanding immediate easy responses for those that are not easy answers and take a long time to deliberate. That is the process. This is a deliberative and very large body,” said Johnson. “We cannot break our fingers, and he and me and two other leaders in a room go: ‘Oh, well, this is the resolution.’ This is not how it works.”
While the Senate works to advance, President Donald Trump mocks once again to inminate federal shots, that the White House said they are “very real” and could result in “thousands” of federal workers who lose their jobs during closing.
The president published a video generated by AI on its social media platform on Friday morning shown by the Management Office and the Budget Director, Russ Vought, such as the Grim Reaper, since the administration threatens the mass layoffs for federal workers.
“Russ Vought is the reaper. He exercises the pen, the funds and the brain. Here is the reaper,” someone sings in the video when Vought is represented walking through the Capitol as the character.
On Friday morning, Vought announced $ 2.1 billion in funds for an extension of the Chicago red line and red and abode modernization The project is being suspended “to ensure that financing does not flow through race -based hiring.”
It is the last instance of the Trump administration aimed at projects in Democratic Fortories after the Trump administration suspended $ 18 billion in infrastructure funds for New York City and canceled $ 8 billion for energy projects in 16 states that voted with the Democrats in the last presidential elections.
Due to the closure, a job report was not published on Friday, delaying an update of the key economic data and the snapshot of the labor market. More than 2,000 employees of the Office of Labor Statistics are currently licensed.
ABC News Lauren Peller contributed to this report.
