why is the government shutting down tomorrow 2025

The U.S. government is shutting down tomorrow, October 1, 2025, because Congress has failed to pass a funding bill to keep the government operational past the end of the current fiscal year on September 30. The shutdown is due to a budget impasse between President Donald Trump's Republican Party, which holds majorities in both chambers of Congress, and the Democrats. Republicans want a seven-week extension of funding without changes to healthcare policy, while Democrats demand extensions of healthcare tax credits and reversals of Medicaid cuts that Republicans refuse to accept. The Senate requires 60 votes to move forward, but Democrats are unwilling to back the Republican proposal, resulting in no agreement by the deadline. This standoff has led to the government running out of money at midnight Tuesday night, triggering a shutdown. Essential services such as border security, military, and air traffic control will continue, but many non-essential federal services will be suspended, and thousands of federal workers may be furloughed without pay. Unlike past shutdowns, the Trump administration has indicated a willingness to accept a shutdown and even suggested using it to identify "non-essential" personnel for possible permanent job losses. This would be the first government shutdown in nearly seven years and follows historic tensions over budget and healthcare policy blocking congressional consensus.