From Fox News: The White House has officially declared an imminent government shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a GOP-backed spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21.
A memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said current federal funding levels “expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight.”
“Unfortunately, Democrat senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate due to Democrats’ insane policy demands, which include $1 trillion in new spending,” the memo said.
The memo went on to say that President Donald Trump is supportive of the GOP-led funding bill, which is a short-term extension of current federal spending levels called a continuing resolution (CR), aimed at keeping the government funded for seven weeks as lawmakers work on a deal for fiscal year (FY) 2026 priorities.
“It is unclear how long Democrats will maintain their untenable posture, making the duration of the shutdown difficult to predict. Regardless, employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of dury to undertake orderly shutdown activities. We will issue another memorandum indicating that government functions should resume once the President has signed a bill providing for appropriations,” the memo reads.
— Office of Management and Budget (@WHOMB) September 30, 2025
🚨 WOW! OMB Director Russ Vought CONFIRMS he will be immediately looking into firing federal bureaucrats once the government is closed – Democrats’ worst NIGHTMARE.
Dems have HOURS.pic.twitter.com/L0xh1cMpaS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 1, 2025
.@WHOMB Director @russvought: “We’re on the brink of a government shutdown that is caused entirely by Democrats based on their outrageous demands of about $1.5 trillion… We’re not going to be held hostage to these kinds of insane, ridiculous demands…” pic.twitter.com/hk4CMUy5nj
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 30, 2025
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