The Senate on Monday again rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government and end the shutdown, now in its sixth day.
The Democrats’ proposal failed by a 45-55 vote and the Republican bill failed by a 52-42 vote. Both needed 60 votes to pass.
Earlier Monday, President Donald Trump said that another failed vote could trigger layoffs in the federal workforce. But he said that there were discussions going on with Democrats to address their demands that Obamacare subsidies be continued past the end of the year.
As the government shutdown continues, air traffic controllers are beginning to call out in greater numbers, and the situation is changing quickly in certain areas of the country.
On Monday afternoon, Burbank Airport, near Los Angeles, announced it would have no air traffic controllers and would go “ATC ZERO,” meaning normal flight operations would be suspended.
This is scheduled to last until 10 p.m. Monday night, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents.
In addition to Burbank, several other major facilities are also short-staffed.
Air traffic control centers in Newark, New Jersey, Denver, Colorado, Detroit, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana and Phoenix, Arizona, are facing shortages.
In a post on social media on Monday, President Donald Trump said that all medium and heavy-duty truck imports into the U.S. would be tariffed at 25% starting on Nov. 1.
“Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks coming into the United States from other Countries will be Tariffed at the Rate of 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” the president wrote.
This comes after Trump said in September that he’d enact that tariff on all “Heavy (Big!) Trucks” made abroad on Oct. 1.
Trump said after the Senate failed again to pass a short-term GOP funding bill, that he’d be “happy” to negotiate with Democrats on any of their demands if they’d support Republican efforts to reopen the government.
“I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
“In fact, they should open our Government tonight!” he added.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement shortly after Trump said there are active negotiations ongoing between the White House and Democrats, refuting the president’s claim.
“Trump’s claim isn’t true — but if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table,” Schumer said.
Schumer is responding to Trump’s saying that “we have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things. And I’m talking about good things with regard to health care.”
Schumer in his statement said that if Trump is ready to talk, Democrats are happy to engage.
“For months, Democrats have been calling on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to come to the table and work with us to deliver lower costs and better healthcare for the American people,” Schumer said in a statement. “If President Trump and Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done on healthcare for American families, Democrats will be there — ready to make it happen.”
The Senate failed to advance the Republicans’ clean government funding bill that would extend government funding through Nov. 21 by a vote of 52-42. The government shutdown will continue into tomorrow.
The legislation would have needed 60 votes to advance.
Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, John Fetterman and independent Angus King voted in favor of the bill. Republican Sen. Rand Paul voted against it.
No other senators flipped their vote. There were five absences: GOP Sens. John Curtis, John Kennedy, Martin Heinrich and Thom Tillis, and Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen.
Aides have told ABC News that the Senate is expected to take the same two votes again tomorrow for a sixth time. There is at this stage no indication that the outcome will be different when the vote is called tomorrow.
For the fifth time, the Senate rejected the Democrats’ government funding bill that includes health care provisions by a vote of 45-50. It would have needed 60 votes to advance. No Republicans voted for it.
The Senate is now voting on a procedural vote on the clean extension of government funding through Nov. 21. This bill would also need 60 votes to advance. If Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman and independent Angus King again vote yes, and Republican Sen. Rand Paul again votes no, five more Democrats would need to flip their vote in order to keep the bill moving.
While signing an executive order on Monday, President Donald Trump said that “we are speaking with Democrats” regarding the ongoing government shutdown and that “some good things could happen with health care.”
“Just hang in there, because I think a lot of good things could happen, and that could also pertain to health care,” Trump said.
Trump said, “if we made the right deal,” then he would make a deal with Democrats regarding the Affordable Care Act subsidies.
“If we made the right deal, I’d make a deal. Sure,” Trump said on Monday.
