What’s at stake as government shutdown fight looms

September 19, 2025
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In two weeks, the federal government is scheduled to run out of money as Congress is in a standstill over a budget deal. Democrats have seemingly taken a stand that calls for reversing White House funding cuts from President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and implement an extension of healthcare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. David Wessel, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, joins to discuss.

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