A government shutdown enters its second week on October 14, 2025, with no resolution as funding talks stall over healthcare tax credits.

President Donald Trump returned to Washington on October 14, 2025, as the government shutdown entered its second week, with no resolution in sight. The impasse, centered on the exclusion of Affordable Care Act tax credits from a House-passed funding bill, has led to furloughs across seven federal departments. While military personnel will receive pay starting October 15 and the Coast Guard will be paid via an alternative funding solution, other federal workers remain unpaid. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned the shutdown could become one of the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 2018–2019 duration. The Senate is set to vote again on the funding measure, but negotiations remain stalled as Republicans and Democrats continue to disagree on how to proceed.