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September 29, 2025

Why this year鈥檚 shutdown fight is different

Today, President Donald Trump is set to meet with top congressional leaders at the White House to try to avert a government shutdown tomorrow at midnight, when the current fiscal year ends. Such brinkmanship, increasingly common in recent years, is normally solved by a short-term bipartisan deal that extends the deadline for agreeing to a new annual budget. Absent such a deal, we have seen temporary furloughs 鈥� and temporary pain for the party held responsible. But a shutdown now could have long-term consequences, our Cameron Joseph writes today, because the White House has instructed agencies to cut employees whose programs aren鈥檛 mandated by law and aren鈥檛鈥渃onsistent with the president鈥檚 priorities.鈥漈hose cuts could become permanent, advancing President Trump鈥檚 goals. We鈥檒l keep you posted on how this unfolds over the next two days.

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