What’s Really Behind the Government Shutdown?
A sign shows that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill is closed, on the seventh day of the government shutdown on October 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Matt Continetti, Tyler Cowen, and River Page on what’s really bringing Washington to a halt.
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The government shutdown extended into its seventh day this morning, as two proposals—one from Democrats, the other from Republicans—failed in the Senate on Monday night. The standoff began on October 1, when Congress failed to pass a funding bill after clashing over whether to maintain or extend certain Affordable Care Act subsidies. (For more on the ba…
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