US government shuts down with funding deal out of reach on Capitol Hill

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A weekslong stalemate between Republicans and Democrats over enhanced Obamacare subsidies has turned into the first government shutdown since 2019. Republicans insist Democrats need to simply agree to extend current funding for another seven weeks. Senators left the Capitol on Tuesday night in a state of deep uncertainty about how long the shutdown could last. “It’s going to be very harmful for working people,” a visibly exasperated GOP Sen. Josh Hawley told CNN moments after Democrats blocked the bill. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania also backed the GOP bill and has criticized his party’s strategy during the shutdown fight.