U.S. government will shut down tonight, OPM says | LiveNOW from FOX

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday that the government will shut down at midnight eastern time. NOTUS reporter Helen Huiskes joins LiveNOW's Mike Pache to discuss.

Republicans and Democrats could not come to an agreement on a continuing resolution to extend the deadline. A pair of House-passed funding bills failed in the Senate Tuesday, unable to secure the necessary 60 votes.

In a letter, the OPM said:

"Appropriations provided under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4) expire at 11:59 pm tonight. On September 19, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate due to Democrats' insane policy demands, which include S1 trillion in new spending.

President Trump supports passage of H.R. 5371, but it is now clear that Democrats will prevent passage of this clean CR prior to 11:59pm tonight and force a government shutdown. As such, affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.

It is unclear how long Democrats will maintain their untenable posture, making the duration of the shutdown difficult to predict. Regardless, employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities. We will issue another memorandum indicating that government functions should resume once the President has signed a bill providing for appropriations.

Agencies should continue to closely monitor developments, and OMB will provide further guidance as appropriate. We greatly appreciate your cooperation and the work you and your agencies do on behalf of the American people."

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