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Trump-approved plan to avert government shutdown scuttled by Senate
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Senate Republicans’ bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches.
While the proposal easily glided through the House with little drama, it hit a brick wall in the Senate and failed 44-48. Only one lawmaker, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., crossed the aisle to support the Republican plan. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, also voted against the bill.
Their failure to send the House GOP’s continuing resolution (CR) to President Donald Trump’s desk came on the heels of Democrats’ failed attempt to advance their own counter-proposal to the Republicans’ plan.
HOUSE PASSES TRUMP-BACKED PLAN TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Senate Democrats are blaming President Donald Trump for a possible government shutdown, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pushes ahead with the House GOP’s short-term government funding extension. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
It also comes as lawmakers gear up to leave Washington, D.C., for a week to observe the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. They’re expected to return with just two working days left before the deadline to fund the government on Sept. 30.
«The House has acted,» said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. «The president’s ready to sign the bill. We’ve got the appropriations committee and a lot of senators who are ready to go to work to pass bipartisan appropriations bills to fund the government by allowing these additional weeks into November. In order to do that, Democrats have to take ‘yes’ for an answer.»
The CR would have kept the government open until Nov. 21, and it included tens of millions for increased security for lawmakers and the judicial and executive branches.
Senate Democrats have dug in against the GOP’s proposal, not so much because of what’s in the bill, but what’s not in it. They have also hung the possibility of a government shutdown on Trump, who demanded that Republicans cut Democrats out of the process.
Thune charged that if Democrats were «serious» about funding the government, they wouldn’t have «put out the most partisan piece of legislation you possibly could.»
«I mean, it’s kind of mind-boggling,» he said.
THUNE PANS DEMOCRATS’ SHUTDOWN STANCE AS ‘BORDERLINE PATHOLOGICAL,’ ‘LIKE A DISEASE’
Senate Democrats offered a counter-proposal to congressional Republicans’ short-term funding extension that includes policy riders that are a red line for the GOP. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has also accused Thune of not negotiating with him — a point Thune has pushed back against and noted throughout the week that his office is less than 25 yards from Schumer’s.
«We have two weeks. They should sit down and talk to us, and we maybe can get a good proposal,» Schumer said. «Let’s see. But when they don’t talk to us, there’s no hope of getting a good proposal. And that makes no sense.»
«And again, when Donald Trump says don’t negotiate with Democrats, because he doesn’t know what the Senate is like, or he doesn’t know how to count, because without Democrats, they’re going to end up shutting down the government,» he continued.
However, the demands Schumer and Democrats laid out in their counter are a bridge too far for Republicans.
Included in the bill were a permanent extension to COVID-19 pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year, efforts to repeal the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s «big, beautiful bill,» and a clawback of canceled NPR and PBS funding.
TRUMP’S FOREIGN AID CLAWBACK RATTLES SENATE AHEAD OF FUNDING FIGHT
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at LaGuardia Airport, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News Digital that the legislation was a «Trojan horse by the Democrats.»
«It’s to me, it’s a preview of what they’re going to want to do,» he said.
«Schumer has to play to the far-left fringe that is actually running the Democrat Party right now,» Barrasso continued.
Senate Democrats are adamant that the Obamacare credits, in particular, need to be dealt with now rather than near the deadline. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., told Fox News Digital that lawmakers «have to do it now.»
«All the [insurance rate] notices go out Oct. 1, so you have to have it now,» Peters said.
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However, Republicans argue that including an extension to the tax credits to a short-term extension isn’t germane to the bill, especially one geared toward trying to give Congress time to fund the government with spending bills. And Thune has said that the credits would be «addressed» after a shutdown was averted.
But for now, the issue at hand still boils down to communication between Thune and Schumer.
«I mean, these are the leaders of the U.S. Senate,» Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said. «I expect them to step up. And if one’s not actually reaching out, the other one should at least demonstrate that they are — they’re trying to negotiate in good faith. If they don’t, then they get what they get.»
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El régimen talibán liberó al ciudadano norteamericano Amir Amiri tras negociaciones mediadas por Qatar
El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anunció este domingo el retorno a suelo norteamericano del ciudadano estadounidense Amir Amiri, detenido en Afganistán desde diciembre de 2024 y liberado ahora por las autoridades del régimen talibán en un proceso mediado por Qatar, sin que hayan aflorado los motivos del arresto.
“Estados Unidos da la bienvenida al ciudadano estadounidense Amir Amiri, que fue detenido injustamente en Afganistán”, anunció la diplomacia estadounidense en un comunicado en el que Washington expresó su “sincero agradecimiento a Qatar, cuya sólida colaboración e incansables esfuerzos diplomáticos han sido fundamentales para lograr su liberación”.
La cartera que dirige Marco Rubio también atribuyó el regreso de Amiri al “liderazgo y compromiso con el pueblo estadounidense” del presidente Donald Trump aludiendo a la orden ejecutiva firmada a inicios de septiembre bajo la cual la Casa Blanca puede imponer sanciones a aquellos países que realicen detenciones “injustas” contra ciudadanos estadounidenses y designar a aquel que acometiese una como “estado patrocinador de una detención injusta”, en una lista similar a la ya existente con países considerados patrocinadores del terrorismo.
Con todo, y a pesar de este “importante paso adelante”, el Departamento de Estado subrayó que “otros estadounidenses siguen injustamente detenidos en Afganistán”, por lo que esta entrega “es un paso significativo por parte del Gobierno de Kabul para alcanzar ese objetivo”. Estados Unidos no tiene presencia diplomática en Afganistán desde que los talibán recuperasen el poder en agosto de 2022 y Washington cerrase su embajada en el país centroasiático.
Por su parte, el Ministerio de Exteriores qatarí confirmó en un comunicado que Amiri se encuentra de camino al país del golfo pérsico y que “espera que viaje a Estados Unidos próximamente”.
“Qatar mantiene su compromiso de impulsar los esfuerzos de mediación para lograr soluciones pacíficas a conflictos y asuntos internacionales complejos, un enfoque arraigado en la política exterior del Estado, que prioriza el diálogo como opción estratégica para promover la paz y la estabilidad regional y mundial”, destacó la cartera sobre las declaraciones de su ministro, Mohamed bin Abdulaziz bin Salé al Julaifi.
La entrega de Amiri se produjo tras una reunión entre el ministro de Exteriores talibán, Amir Jan Mutaqi, y el enviado especial estadounidense para asuntos de detenidos, Adam Boehler, confirmada por la cadena afgana Tolo News.
El jefe de la diplomacia afgana, que también agradeció la colaboración qatarí, destacó que “la cuestión de los detenidos no se aborda desde una perspectiva política”. Al contrario, ha argumentado, la entrega del ciudadano estadounidense se ha hecho con el objetivo de mostrar “que los problemas pueden resolverse mediante la diplomacia”.
En julio, Rusia se convirtió en el primer país en reconocer formalmente al gobierno talibán en Afganistán desde que tomó el poder en 2021, después de que Moscú eliminara al grupo de su lista de organizaciones prohibidas.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia anunció que había recibido las credenciales del recién nombrado embajador de Afganistán, Gul Hassan Hassan. El reconocimiento oficial del gobierno afgano fomentará “una cooperación bilateral productiva”, afirmó el ministerio en un comunicado.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Afganistán calificó el hecho como un paso histórico y citó al ministro de Relaciones Exteriores talibán, Amir Khan Muttaqi, quien acogió la decisión como “un buen ejemplo para otros países”.
Los talibanes tomaron el control de Afganistán en agosto de 2021 tras la retirada de las fuerzas estadounidenses y de la OTAN. Desde entonces, han buscado el reconocimiento internacional mientras también imponen su estricta interpretación de la ley islámica.
Aunque ningún país había reconocido formalmente al régimen talibán, el grupo había participado en conversaciones de alto nivel con muchas naciones y establecido algunos lazos diplomáticos con países como China y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos.
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Zohran Mamdani’s promises to freeze rents and raise taxes on corporations could trigger a New York City business exodus, Michael Toth, a research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Civitas Institute, told Fox News Digital.
Businesses have railed against Mamdani’s progressive platform since his primary win shocked the political establishment, with leaders like Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis sounding the alarm on Mamdani’s plans to open city-run grocery stores and raise taxes on the 1% if he wins in November.
«We have a far-left socialist mayor who’s trying to take control of the epicenter of global finance,» Toth said in an exclusive interview. «It’s like oil and water.»
Toth, a legal commentator on economic and regulatory reform, explained why Mamdani becoming mayor would trigger a «stampede» of businesses out of New York City in his essay, «Escape From New York.»
SOCIALIST’S NYC MAYORAL WIN SPARKS FIERCE DEBATE OVER FEASIBILITY OF RADICAL POLICY AGENDA
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in New York City on Aug. 11, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The Texas-based researcher argued that Mamdani’s policies «are obviously not what has built New York City into the city that it’s become,» through leading finance, media and communication industries.
NYC OFFICIAL WARNS BUSINESSES WILL FLEE ‘IN DROVES’ IF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE WINS MAYORAL RACE
«If I’m a New Yorker, and I’m looking for an affordable place to live, it’s not going to be in a city where Zohran Mamdani is running,» Toth said.
Affordability has been central to Mamdani’s campaign. His platform also includes promises like fast, free buses and free childcare, contrasting his «grassroots energy» to his general election opponents, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Eric Adams and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
«Billionaires – and the politicians who do their bidding – have made New York City unaffordable for too many New Yorkers and now, this campaign is mobilizing tens of thousands of volunteers ready for a new kind of politics,» campaign spokesperson Dora Pekec said in a recent statement announcing more than 230,000 campaign doors.
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, spoke to supporters at a canvass launch event in Prospect Park on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
But Toth said that Mamdani is lacking a key understanding of supply and demand.
«He completely shortchanges how hard it is for businesses to stay afloat and to consistently bring products to their customers,» Toth said.
«More supply is better for consumers,» Toth said. «More government mandates is worse for consumers because it drives prices up.»
Toth said New York City’s mayoral election is consequential, not just for its residents, but for Americans, arguing there could be a «continued reorientation of the American capital markets to places like Dallas and Florida.»
If New Yorkers elect Mamdani, «these policies are going to set the city back decades,» Toth said.
Supporters gathered in Prospect Park on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, to relaunch city-wide canvassing efforts ahead of the Nov. 4 mayoral election in New York City. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
Mamdani has maintained that he doesn’t like capitalism, telling CNN’s Erin Burnett in June that he has «many critiques of capitalism.»
When asked about the criticism from business leaders, particularly grocery stores owners, Mamdani told Fox News Digital it will be possible for a «partnership» between the city and grocery store and bodega owners, despite his plan to open five city-run grocery stores if elected mayor this November.
«I am interested in working with each and every New Yorker, and I’ve actually spoken with a number of grocery store owners and made clear to them that I both recognize, and I appreciate the work that they have done. The fact is that they are a critical part of our communities,» Mamdani said.
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Despite Mamdani’s reassurances, real estate moguls have signaled support for Adams and Cuomo recently rallied support among local business leaders as pressure mounts to consolidate support against Mamdani.
The latest Suffolk University CityView poll revealed that 45% of New Yorkers are very or somewhat likely to vote for Mamdani in November’s general election for mayor, with a 20-point lead over Cuomo.
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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