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Government shutdown updates: Johnson talks when he'd administer oath to Grijalva
House Republicans leaders officially canceled votes for next Monday, Oct. 20 as the shutdown continues. Speaker Mike Johnson plans to keep the House on an indefinite 48-hour notice return, meaning the House will be out again all next week unless there is Senate action to resolve the government shutdown.

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October 20, 2025: Government shutdown and Trump administration news
Senate will vote to end government shutdown for 11th time Oct. 20: What to know
Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald...

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Government shutdown nears three-week mark as Senate fails for 11th time to advance funding bill
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Democrat Won’t Say Whether He Will Forgo Pay During Shutdown While Staff Works Unpaid
Shutdown Week 4: Few talks, little progress, no end in sight
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sidestepped questions on whether he’d bring the House back into session as he has previously said he would not reconvene until the government is reopened.

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Lawmakers deadlocked as shutdown enters fourth week
Democrats wrestle with strategy as shutdown enters Day 20

Government shutdown showcases Mike Johnson’s increasingly bold style

Speaker Mike Johnson has managed to spearhead passage of a House-led budget blueprint, an early year funding bill, and Trump’s tax and immigration law through his single-digit margin majority — at times burning out Republican holdouts in marathon overnight sessions until they voted for the legislation.
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Mike Johnson Admits He Has No Plan to End Shutdown Anytime Soon

The House speaker is somehow pretending that only Democrats, who control nothing in Washington, can end the shutdown.

WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds presser on 20th day of government shutdown

The House remains on recess during a district work period, putting pressure on the Senate to pass its continuing resolution.
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Mike Johnson Admits He Has ‘No Idea’ How to End Government Shutdown

Johnson made the blunt admission that he had “no idea” how to end the shutdown as he railed against Dems engaging in “political theater."

Mike Johnson is scrambling for excuses as Grijalva waits and shutdown drags on

As the federal government shutdown drags on, House Speaker Mike Johnson does not appear motivated to use his uniquely powerful position to resolve the crisis. Nor does he seem inclined to swear in Rep.

Government shutdown becomes third-longest in history with no end in sight

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.

Mike Johnson clashes with ABC host on 'No Kings' protests, Pentagon press policy

House Speaker Mike Johnson battled ABC News host Jonathan Karl over the "No Kings" protests and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press policy on Sunday.

Government shutdown live updates; latest on Social Security and national parks

The impasse has the shutdown barreling toward the three-week mark. The longest government shutdown was 35 days in 2018 and 2019 during President Donald Trump 's first term. Many federal employees are furloughed or working without paychecks,
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