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Bill to avert government shutdown stalls in Senate as Democrats demand talks

The deadline for action is Sept. 30, when current funding expires. The House passed an extension earlier Friday.

Updated

September 19, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. EDT yesterday at 5:15 p.m. EDT

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) speak with the news media on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

By Riley Beggin and 

Theodoric Meyer

Congress headed out of Washington on Friday after spending legislation stalled in the Senate, leaving only two workdays to resolve a stalemate before a potential government shutdown would begin on Oct.

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