“I think we’re headed to a shutdown,” Vice President JD Vance said. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the two sides “have very large differences.”Budget standoffs have become relatively routine in Washington over the past 15 years and are often resolved at the last minute. Only a handful of agencies have so far published plans detailing how they would proceed in the event of a shutdown. The White House released an executive order Monday evening extending the life of more than 20 federal advisory committees through 2027. That is shorter than the timeline backed by Republicans, which would extend funding to November 21.