Senate rejects shutdown resolution; US president halts chicago aid

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US President Donald Trump’s administration frozen 1 2.1 billion in Chicago on Friday, and another Democratic City Funds in the Senate to end the government’s closure.

On the third day of the shutdown, Trump eliminated the pressure on the Democrats to end the deadlock and be pleased with the Republican plan that will restore government funds. But it failed to vote for the 54-44 Senate, which is less than the chamber’s 60 votes standard, ensuring that the shutdown will continue for at least Monday.

The administration has now frozen at least $ 28 billion in funding for democratic cities and states, which has increased Trump’s campaign to use the US government’s extraordinary force to punish political rivals. Budget Director Russia said that Chicago’s money, which has been allocated for high train lines, has been withheld to ensure that it is “not flowing through a race -based agreement.”

Trump has built Chicago, the third largest city in the country, which is a regular statement, and has threatened to send the National Guard’s army.

Illinois Governor JB Pratzkar, a high -level Trump critic, is seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2028, said the funds were held hostage to freeze.

“It is trying to score political points, but instead is harming our economy and hard working people who rely on public transit,” he said on social media.

The White House said it was also identifying the funds that could be prevented from Portland, Oregon, which is a left -handed city, which was a high -level protest home during Trump’s first term.

While speaking on condition of anonymity, a White House source has also threatened to dismiss more federal workers, which are more than 300,000 this year, and dozens of agencies have proposed to reduce workforce.

Concern about ‘bad environment environment’

Many Republicans say they are not upset with Trump’s pressure campaign, though it reduces constitutional authority over Congress spending issues. In addition to funding funds in the Democratic cities, Trump and his allies have tried to publish social media photos with cartoon mustache and Sumbrooose on their democratic opponents.

“Is he trying to pressure?” Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, a Republican, told reporters. “He is probably, yes. And I appreciate it.”

But others say efforts to reach an agreement with deductions are complicated, which will give the government a chance to reopen. “If you do this, you are going to create a bad environment here,” said Republican Senator Thomas Tles, who are involved in informal talks to end the deadlock. Tles has chosen not to take re -election next year.

Transit and green energy projects have been targeted by freezing Trump’s funds so far, with two sectors that Democrats have won. His administration has also tried to reduce counter -terrorism financing for democratic states, which is generally a Republican priority. It has been temporarily blocked in court, and Trump on Friday restored $ 187 million financial support for New York.

No sign of a sharp solution

In Washington, the Senate rejected both Republican funding plans and democratic alternatives and then postponed to Monday. The House of Representatives will be out of the city next week, which means that the Senate will not be available to vote on any agreement.

If this shutdown extends until Monday, it will become the fourth long in American history. During Trump’s first term, the longest shutdown continued for 35 days in 2018-2019.

Trump’s pressure campaign did not appear to affect Democrats. Only three voted for the Republican plan, which would extend the fund by November 21, the same number that supported it in the previous votes.

Democrats say that any funding package ends in the end of December, the pandemic period’s healthcare subsidy should also be increased, while Republicans say the issue should be dealt with separately. That subsidy was approved as part of the Democratic Coid Relief Package of 2021 and now helps 24 million Americans pay for coverage. According to a survey by the Caesar Family Foundation, 8 out of 10 Americans support keep them in their place.

The Stand of Agency has frozen about $ 1.7 trillion for funds, which is about one quarter in annual federal spending. Most of the rest goes into interest payments on health and retirement programs and mounting .5 37.5 trillion loans.

Services disrupted

Shutdown, 15th after 1981, suspended a wide range of scientific research, financial rules and other activities. The salary for about 2 million federal workers has been suspended, though soldiers, airport security screeners, and others who are considered “necessary” must report to work.

On Friday, the government did not release its monthly unemployment report, which led to Wall Street about the health of the world’s largest economy.

A long shutdown can disrupt air travel and food assistance for millions of Americans, and also force federal courts to close. Federal workers will lose their first salary in mid -October if it is not resolved by then.