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News and Analysis
- AP: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time
Where to Watch
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You can find relevant streams on C-SPAN, PBS NewsHour's YouTube channel, AP's YouTube channel.
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C-SPAN: Senate Session – October 16, 2025 (10 a.m.)
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C-SPAN: Speaker Johnson Holds News Conference on Day 16 of Government Shutdown (10 a.m.)
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C-SPAN: House Minority Leader Holds News Conference on Day 16 of Government Shutdown (2 p.m.) (2 p.m.)
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4 Comments
The military and all of federal law enforcement getting illegally paid through some mystery fund makes sure that this will be extended way past the current record.
Day 16 of the Republican’s incompetence at running the country.
ATC has the power to end this today by just calling in sick, just like the last shutdown.
The day ATC realizes this is the day this current shutdown ends
Nearly halfway there! Trump loves his government shut downs. I bet this one will be his last record of failure