Government shutdown appears all but inevitable

'[The] president would cut a deal if left to his own devices. Johnson and Thune want a shutdown,” one senior Democratic source' one Democratic source said.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks during a news conference with alleged victims of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on September 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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