Trump news at a glance: Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says president

<p>Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown. Key US politics stories from 30 September 2025</p><p>Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for stalled talks that have made a US government shut down all but certain, and has threatened to punish the party and its voters during any stoppage by targeting progressive priorities and forcing mass public sector job cuts.</p><p>Late on Tuesday Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years. Democrats <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/democrats-government-shutdown-republican-healthcare-cuts">refused to vote for</a> the bill unless it included a series of concessions centred on healthcare.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/trump-administration-news-updates-today-latest">Continue reading...</a>