{"id":283230,"date":"2025-10-01T12:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/republicans-and-democrats-blame-each-other-as-us-government-shuts-down\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:05:18","slug":"republicans-and-democrats-blame-each-other-as-us-government-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/republicans-and-democrats-blame-each-other-as-us-government-shuts-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans and Democrats blame each other as US government shuts down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/26gpoxdmdbU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Republicans and Democrats blame each other as US government shuts down\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26gpoxdmdbU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018. Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal departments unless they won a series of concessions centered on healthcare.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The GOP, which controls the Senate and the House of Representatives, rejected their demands, setting off a legislative scramble that lasted into the hours before funding lapsed at midnight, when the Senate failed to advance both parties\u2019 bills to keep funding going<\/p>\n<p>US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/oct\/01\/us-government-shuts-down <\/p>\n<p>What does a government shutdown mean and why is this year\u2019s threat more serious? \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/27\/government-shutdown-explainer<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal departments unless they won a series of concessions centered on healthcare. 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