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Senate stalls on shutdown vote amid warning furloughed workers may lose pay

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An expected sixth vote to reopen the government didn’t come to fruition on Tuesday, but lawmakers face a new wrinkle: the possibility that furloughed employees won’t be paid.
The government shutdown marched into its seventh day with both Senate Republicans and Democrats still at odds on a path forward, and no real clear end in sight. The Senate was expected to vote on the GOP’s plan again, but no agreement could be reached to bring the bill, along with the Democrats’ counter-proposal, to the floor.
Both sides are still entrenched in their positions, too. Senate Democrats want a firm deal on the extension of expiring ObamaCare tax credits to earn their votes to reopen the government, while Senate Republicans have promised that negotiations on the credits can happen once the government is open again.
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President Donald Trump points to a reporter in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Lawmakers failed to hold a sixth vote to reopen the government Tuesday as a new White House memo warned that furloughed workers may not get paid.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has continued to ramp up his messaging that Americans broadly support their push, and blamed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans for not being in session as a major roadblock to progress.
«Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed and thousands more are working without pay. And meanwhile, House Republicans are getting paid and not working,» Schumer said. «So federal workers working and not getting paid. House Republicans paid and not working. Very bad. Very bad thing for them. Very bad picture for them.»
While lawmakers traded barbs and discussed an off-ramp on Capitol Hill, the latest memo from the White House, first reported by Axios, signaled that up to 750,000 nonessential furloughed federal workers may not be paid.
The memo adds fresh uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of federal employees caught in the political crossfire.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is holding firm on his and Senate Democrats’ blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees as Senate Republican march toward a nuclear rules change. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
When asked if it was the White House’s position whether federal workers should be paid back pay, President Donald Trump said, «I would say it depends on who we’re talking about.»
«I can tell you this,» Trump said. «The Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but it really depends on who you’re talking about. But for the most part, we’re going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way.»
Many lawmakers had just learned about the memo as of Tuesday afternoon. It suggested that a 2019 law signed by Trump that guaranteed back pay for furloughed workers in future shutdowns may not have to be followed.
«I just heard that,» Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., said. «My phones are lighting up.»
When asked if the memo hurt or helped talks, she said, «It could get more urgent, it also could tick a lot of people off.»
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said that the memo was «probably not a good message to send right now to people who are not being paid.»
«I’m not an attorney, but I think it’s bad strategy to even say that sort of stuff,» Tillis said. «We got a lot of hard-working people there on the sidelines now because the Democrats have put them there.»
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said that she believed that issue had been settled with the 2019 law, but as a «back up,» Congress could pass a bill that any «obligations that were incurred during the shutdown are authorized to be paid.»
And Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, argued that regardless of the memo, the law said «shall.»
«I left my law degree in the car, but ‘shall’ is relatively straightforward,» he said. «I think it doesn’t matter at all, because we’re fighting for healthcare.»
The latest pressure tactic on Senate Democrats comes after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed in a previous memo that mass firings could be on the horizon beyond the typical furloughs during a shutdown.
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Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters near his office on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
It also comes after OMB Director Russ Vought announced nearly $30 billion in federal funding was set to be withheld from blue cities and states.
Both Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., wanted to see federal workers get paid, but contended that the issue would go away if Schumer and Senate Democrats reopened the government.
«My assumption is that furloughed workers will get back pay,» Thune said. «But that being said, this is very simple. Open up the government and this is a non-issue. We don’t have to have this conversation. Everybody gets paid when the government is open.»
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Meanwhile, the previous tactics did little to nudge Democrats from their position, and so far, have not killed talks between either side.
But Sen. Jean Shaheen, D-N.H., who has been a key communicator for Senate Democrats in bipartisan talks, said that Vought’s actions weren’t helping matters.
«It would be a lot easier to resolve the situation if Russ Vought would stop talking,» Shaheen said.
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Pope Leo picks new Vatican ambassador to US as Trump tensions mount over policies

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People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration.
Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, a veteran Vatican diplomat who is currently ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as ambassador to the Philippines and Lebanon.
Caccia is replacing 80-year-old Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who is retiring.
«I receive this mission with both joy and a sense of trepidation,» Caccia said after the appointment, according to the Vatican News. He added that his mission was «at the service of communion and peace,» remembering that 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The pope and President Donald Trump have been at odds over key issues for the White House, including immigration and the war in Iran.
Pierre’s ambassadorship was also at times at odds with the more conservative U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops while representing Pope Francis’ more progressive priorities.
«Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue,» the American-born pope said on Sunday after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, according to the outlet Chicago Catholic.
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«Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions, I address to the parties involved a heartfelt appeal to assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss,» he added.
In early January, Leo also delivered a major policy speech, mostly in English, that came on the heels of the U.S. military action in Venezuela.

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia has been appointed by the pope as the new Vatican ambassador to the U.S. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
«War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,» the pope warned in the speech.
Trump called it a «great honor for our country» when Leo was elected pope last May after Pope Francis’ death, and when asked about Leo’s remarks earlier this year seemingly pressing him on policy, Trump told Politico he hadn’t seen the statements from the pontiff, but «I’m sure he’s a lovely man.»
He also said that he had met with the pope’s brother, who he called «serious MAGA.»
Last fall, the pope suggested that supporting the «inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States» is not «pro-life,» leaving White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to «reject there was inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States under this administration.»

The pope and the Trump administration have been at odds over immigration and U.S. military actions. (Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Rocco Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Leavitt, who is Catholic, added that the administration always tries to be as humane as possible while enforcing laws.
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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, current president of the U.S. conference, said after Caccia’s appointment: «On behalf of my brother bishops, I wish to extend our warmest welcome and our prayerful support to him as he carries out his responsibilities across the United States.»
Trump won 59% of the Catholic vote in the 2024 election, according to Politico.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster

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During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida on Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency.
Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, showed no ill feelings toward the president and said she was proud of her work at DHS, arguing the department had secured the border and eliminated public safety threats.
«I do want to thank the president for creating this and for giving me the honor and the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to this region, to the Western Hemisphere,» Noem said during the summit at Trump National Doral outside Miami.
«This Shield of the Americas will be a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.»
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks during a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas summit, Saturday, at Trump National Doral near Miami. (Rebecca Blackwell / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump announced this week that Noem would shift into the new role after cutting short her tenure at DHS.
Noem was removed as the nation’s immigration chief after a turbulent stretch marked by internal clashes and two contentious congressional hearings where even some Republicans pressed her over leadership missteps, including the ad campaign, which she claimed the president had signed off on.
Noem framed the initiative as an effort to expand border security cooperation beyond the United States.
«The way that we cooperate on our shared ideals of freedom and of democracy and safety and security will be a shining light to all of those who wish to be more like all of us,» she said.
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Trump removed Noem as the nation’s DHS chief this week after a turbulent stretch. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Noem, who previously served in Congress and as South Dakota governor before leading DHS, defended her record overseeing immigration enforcement during the past year.
«In the last year, as secretary of Homeland Security, we have focused on securing our border,» she said. «We have transformed our country from one that was being invaded by enemies, millions of them that were coming in unvetted, that we didn’t know who was there and who wished to harm us.»
«We’ve secured that border,» she continued. «We’ve focused on removing public safety threats, and over 3 million people have been deported or removed from our country in the last year.»
Noem argued that stronger border enforcement has allowed the administration to pivot toward economic and diplomatic engagement with neighboring nations.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
«Secure borders has changed everything for our country,» she said. «Now that America is secure and our borders are secure, we want to focus on our neighbors and to help our neighbors with their borders and challenges that they have so that they may have the security that we enjoy.»
Trump announced on Truth Social that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will replace her effective March 31, while Noem shifts to the newly created envoy role.
Members of Trump’s Cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attended Saturday’s summit.
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Leaders from other nations included Argentina’s Javier Milei, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Ortez, Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz Pereira, Costa Rica’s Rodrigo Chaves Robles, Panama’s José Raúl Mulino Quintero, and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Chile’s Jose Antonio Kast, the Dominican Republic’s Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, Ecuador’s Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín, Guyana’s Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Honduras’ Nasry «Tito» Asfura and Paraguay’s Santiago Peña.
Notably missing were the leaders of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Fox News Digital’s Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
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