Government shutdown enters Day 2 as Trump and Democrats refuse to budge, live updates Joey Garrison, USA TODAY October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM 0 WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shutdown entered Day Two on Thursday as President Donald Trump, his Republican allies in Congress and Democrats showed no si...
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shutdown entered Day Two on Thursday as President Donald Trump, his Republican allies in Congress and Democrats showed no signs of budging amid their impasse over funding the government.
Senators left town until Friday to observe the Yom Kippur Jewish holiday, meaning the first shutdown since 2019 will last one more day at minimum. Yet a drawn-out shutdown lasting several more days is an increasing possibility given the lack of progress toward a compromise.
Hanging over the stalemate is President Donald Trump's threat to terminate federal workers. White House officials warned that mass firings of federal workers are "imminent" under a shutdown. Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Director, told Republican lawmakers in a private call Wednesday the mass reductions in force will begin in "a day or two."
With the government out of money after President Donald Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, many federal departments and agencies have been closed since midnight. See what remains open and what has closed.
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People wait in line to enter the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2025, where services are experiencing significant disruptions due to the federal government shutdown, as essential workers continue working without pay and non-essential federal workers are furloughed. With the government out of money after President Donald Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, many federal departments and agencies have been closed since midnight. See what remains open and what has closed.
The main sticking point between the two sides remains changes to health care policy, which Democrats have demanded be part of legislation to fund the government. House Republicans want to keep the government operating at existing funding levels, but they lack a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate despite their majority.
DOJ asks to delay court cases in shutdown
The Justice Department has begun asking federal courts to delay pending litigation during the shutdown by arguing that lawyers and other staffers are mostly forbidden from working even on a voluntary basis.
But lawyers opposing the government in at least two of the cases opposed the requests. One case involves Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran immigrant fighting deportation to Eswatini. The other case involves DC trying to block President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the federal city.
Until Congress reaches a funding compromise to reopen the government, Justice lawyers and employees of federal defendants "are prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis" except in "emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property," according to a filing led by Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate.
But he noted Garcia opposes the request.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland set a hearing Oct. 24 to hear arguments about either blocking the deportation or dismissing the case – unless she grants the government's request for a delay.
In the DC case, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb set a series of filing deadlines this month Shumate asked to postpone. But DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb said the department's shutdown guidance allows working on motions to block government actions despite a lapse in appropriations.
"This case is a poor candidate in which to make an exception from that approach," Schwalb wrote in a filing. "More than 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently patrolling the District unlawfully. That unprecedented deployment is inflicting irreparable harm to the District's sovereignty, its economy, and public safety."
--Bart Jansen
Trump takes back seat on first day of shutdown
Trump made no public appearances on the first day of the shutdown, with the White House instead deploying Vice President JD Vance to address the media. Vance blamed the "Chuck Schumer-AOC wing" of the Democratic Party for what he called a "Democrat shutdown."
Vance called for Democrats to vote to reopen the government before and then engage later in separate negotiations over health-care policy. But Democrats in Congress continued to demand the reversal of Medicaid cuts that Republicans passed this year and the extension of health care subsidies be included in a funding measure.
More: Why is the government shut down? How Medicaid, Obamacare are dividing Congress
"Donald Trump and Republicans shut the federal government down because they don't want to provide health care to working-class Americans," House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
Trump and Republicans have countered by accusing Democrats of wanting to provide health care for immigrants who are in the country illegally. Democrats have called the claims a lie, noting that undocumented immigrants aren't eligible for payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care Act.
‒ Joey Garrison
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt listens as U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at a press briefing in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueWhat government services are impacted by a shutdown? Is Social Security at risk?
Social Security checks will still be delivered during the shutdown. Medicare and Medicaid benefits also will still be paid, but many other aspects of the federal government have halted during the shutdown.
All federal agencies and services that officials do not deem "essential" must stop working during a shutdown.
The entrance to Cabrillo National Monument is shown closed during the first day of a partial U.S. government shutdown, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
About 750,000 "nonessential" federal employees ranging from workers at national parks to financial regulators could be furloughed each day under a shutdown, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, withholding about $400 million in daily compensation.
Federal workers in essential services such as the Postal Service, Medicare and Social Security services, air-traffic control and the military will continue to work but won't be paid until the government reopens.
White House keeps trolling Jeffries with sombrero video
Trump has no plans to meet with Democratic congressional leaders again following their meeting earlier in the week. And in a sign of the divide, the White House keeps trolling Jeffries with videos portraying the Democratic leader in a fake mustache and sombrero.
Trump posted the AI-generated videos on his social media accounts ahead of the shutdown. By Wednesday afternoon, the White House was playing the controversial ads on loop on televisions in the press briefing room.
More: 'Joking,' Vance dismisses criticism over AI video of Jeffries in a sombrero
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters after a press conference on the first day of a partial U.S. government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2025.
Vance brushed off criticism from Jeffries and other Democrats who have called the videos racist. The videos also include made up audio of Schumer making derogatory comments about immigrants, as mariachi music played in the background.
"The president's joking," Vance said Wednesay when asked about the videos. "And we're having a good time."
The vice president added: "Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist, and I know that he said that, and I honestly don't even know what that means. Like, is he a Mexican-American that is offended by having a sombrero meme?"
‒ Joey Garrison
A screen displays AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President Donald Trump in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 01, 2025.Mass layoffs of federal workers to begin imminently, White House says
Vought, the White House's budget chief, told House Republicans in a private call Wednesday that mass layoffs of federal workers will begin in "a day or two," according to a lawmaker on the call.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during a briefing with reporters, did not elaborate on which federal departments could be affected, or how many workers could be fired. But she said layoffs are "imminent."
More: Trump budget boss on shutdown: Mass federal firings will begin in 'a day or two'
Historically, nonessential federal workers are placed on furloughs during government shutdowns, but they are not part of widespread federal workforce layoffs. Trump has also said he might use a government shutdown to eliminate federal programs he opposes. "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns," Trump said on Sept. 30. "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want."
Trump's threats come after his administration has already fired tens of thousands of federal workers as part of his Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to downsize the federal government.
‒ Joey Garrison
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