The Capitol is illuminated at sunrise to begin Day 3 of a government shutdown on October 3, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Top congressional leaders from both parties dug in Sunday on their opposing demands amid the government shutdown , signaling the standoff will likely drag on when the Senate returns this week.

Democrats have largely withheld their votes from a short-term plan to fund the government, insisting that Republicans make major policy concessions on health care before Americans start enrolling in another year of insurance on November 1.

They’re accusing Republicans of refusing to work with them, while GOP leaders have laid out their unwillingness to address expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies until the shutdown ends. The Senate has taken four failed votes to

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