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News Wrap: Government shutdown reaches 12th day amid congressional impasse

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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In our news wrap Sunday, Republicans and Democrats are at a stalemate on the 12th day of a government shutdown, Russia attacked Ukraine's power grid overnight as part of its ongoing campaign to cripple the energy infrastructure before winter, four people are dead and at least 20 injured after a mass shooting in South Carolina and strong nor'easter churns its way up the East Coast. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

In today's other headlines, on day 12 of the government shutdown, there's still no end in sight.

0:06.8

Democrats say they won't vote to fund the government unless Republicans agree to extend tax credits

0:11.8

that help low and middle income earners pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

0:16.9

Republicans say they're open to talking about that, but only after Democrats agree to a short-term funding bill.

0:23.6

On CBS's Faced the Nation, Vice President J.D. Vance said the tax credits need to be reformed.

0:29.6

Well, the tax credits go to some people deservedly, and we think the tax credits actually go to a lot of waste and fraud within the insurance industry.

0:36.8

So we want to make sure that the tax credits go to the people who need them.

0:40.8

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffrey said the credits need to be extended by November 1st,

0:46.0

which is the start of the annual Obamacare insurance enrollment period.

0:50.8

Russia attacked Ukraine's power grid overnight as part of its ongoing campaign to cripple the energy infrastructure before winter.

0:58.0

Russia targeted multiple regions from Densk to Odessa, two employees at Ukraine's largest private energy company were wounded.

1:06.0

The Kremlin reiterated its long-standing concern about the United States supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and said the war has reached a dramatic moment of escalation.

1:16.3

Ukrainian President Volota Mer Zelensky said he would use the Tomahawk missiles to further military goals and would not target Russian civilians.

1:24.7

Four people are dead and at least 20 injured after a mass shooting at a crowded bar

1:29.3

in an island off South Carolina. Four of the injured are in critical condition. The sheriff's

1:35.1

office says it happened early Sunday morning at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island.

1:40.8

Authority said that when the shooting started, people ran from the bar to seek shelter

1:44.6

at nearby businesses and properties. An investigation is ongoing. A strong Nor'easter is

1:51.3

churning its way up the East Coast, bringing damaging wind and heavy rain from North Carolina

1:56.3

to New England. There have been flight delays and cancellations at airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston.

2:02.4

New Jersey declared a state of emergency in anticipation of potentially major coastal flooding

2:07.7

and wind gust of up to 55 miles an hour. The weather service also warned of potential for

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