UPDATE 6-Bid to end shutdown fails in Senate; Trump freezes aid to Chicago
Published on: Oct. 4, 2025, 2:21 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
But that failed in a 54-44 Senate vote, short of the chamber's 60-vote standard, ensuring that the shutdown will last until at least Monday. The administration has now frozen at least $28 billion in funding for Democratic cities and states, escalating Trump's campaign to use the extraordinary power of the U.S. government to punish political rivals.
