Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall

Ana Maria Rus

(29 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington, DC - 29 July 2025 1. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republicans at lectern 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. John Thune, Majority Leader "I think it's in everybody's interest to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, which, as you all know, is when our fiscal year ends. And obviously, in order for that to happen, it's going to take some cooperation from Democrats. So I think the President is prepared to deal,