{"id":26863,"date":"2026-08-04T04:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26863"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:30:15","slug":"schumer-dems-relent-to-back-deal-to-thwart-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26863","title":{"rendered":"Schumer, Dems relent to back deal to thwart government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Senate Republicans opted to strike on bipartisan momentum and take a key step to prevent a government shutdown almost two months before the deadline.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The upper chamber voted in a bipartisan wave to clear the first procedural hurdle for a short-term funding extension that would see the government open through the midterm elections and into early December.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It comes after Republicans have spent months hand wringing that Democrats would again shut the government down to score political points during the pivotal November elections.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75861\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-gop-votes-punt-government-shutdown-battle-after-november-midterms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HOUSE GOP VOTES TO PUNT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BATTLE TO AFTER NOVEMBER MIDTERMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/343\/192\/schumer-thune-government-shutdown-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/686\/384\/schumer-thune-government-shutdown-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/672\/378\/schumer-thune-government-shutdown-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1344\/756\/schumer-thune-government-shutdown-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200\/675\/schumer-thune-government-shutdown-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split-screen image showing Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the right and Sen. Chuck Schumer on the left.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and the GOP are gearing up for a floor battle with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats over Trump-backed voter ID legislation.<\/span> <span>(Nathan Posner\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The actual deadline to fund the government is not until Sept. 30, when the current fiscal year expires, but Senate Majority Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75862\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/john-thune\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John Thune,<\/a> R-S.D., argued that it\u2019s better to move now then to wait to create more &#8220;certainty&#8221; in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There&#8217;s been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it&#8217;s better for everybody if there&#8217;s predictability, certainty,&#8221; Thune said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Congress has been no stranger to shutdowns during President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, with two of the longest in history taking place under Republican control of the legislative branch.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75863\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-weighs-new-painful-leverage-tactic-fears-another-government-shutdown-grow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SENATE WEIGHS NEW, PAINFUL LEVERAGE TACTIC AS FEARS OF ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN GROW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The first happened last year, and entered the record books as the longest full government closure that stretched over 40 days. That battle was over now-expired Obamacare tax subsidies, an issue that was never fully reconciled in the months that followed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Then came the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75865\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-weighs-new-painful-leverage-tactic-fears-another-government-shutdown-grow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shutdown earlier this year<\/a> that stretched for over 70 days. Democrats rebelled against a bipartisan funding deal after Renee Nicole Good was slain in Minnesota by immigration enforcement agents. That prompted Republicans to skirt Democrats entirely and fund immigration enforcement on their own.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But, for now, there is a bipartisan current pushing through the Senate to at least make sure a shutdown doesn\u2019t happen for the time being.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75866\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-backs-gops-plan-bring-pain-future-shutdowns-im-going-vote\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SCHUMER BACKS GOP&#8217;S PLAN TO BRING THE PAIN DURING FUTURE SHUTDOWNS: &#8216;I&#8217;M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/f7721b60-capitol-dome-statue.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/f7721b60-capitol-dome-statue.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/f7721b60-capitol-dome-statue.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/f7721b60-capitol-dome-statue.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/f7721b60-capitol-dome-statue.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A sculpture of former U.S. President George Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2026.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The 2026 midterms will determine control of the House and Senate, shaping President Donald Trump&#8217;s legislative agenda during the final two years of his term.<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Senate Minority Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75867\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y., endorsed the continuing resolution (CR) on Monday, arguing that the current bipartisan offering was the &#8220;responsible path forward that allows continued bipartisan negotiations on a budget that delivers for American families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;For months, Democrats have been clear: we want to fund the government, avoid a shutdown and pass strong, bipartisan appropriations bills that improve people\u2019s lives,&#8221; Schumer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Republican leadership is hopeful that they can clear the decks and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75868\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-gop-votes-punt-government-shutdown-battle-after-november-midterms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">advance the CR to the House<\/a> during the Senate\u2019s last official week in town before jet-setting from Washington, D.C., back to lawmakers&#8217; respective home states.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While the CR is the current top priority, there are several other items waiting in the wings, too.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There\u2019s a package of over 70 nominees Republicans want to ram through, the long-awaited Russia sanctions package, a crypto market structure package that, for now, appears doomed, and the final confirmation vote for acting Attorney General <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_75870\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/todd-blanche\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Todd Blanche,<\/a> Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we\u2019ll just stay until we finish it,&#8221; 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