Senate votes against government funding bill, raising shutdown prospects
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🗓️ 20 September 2025
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USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Zach Schermele has the latest from Capitol Hill where the possibility of a government shutdown looms.
President Donald Trump has created new immigration fees, including a "gold card" for foreigners to pay $1 million to remain in the country permanently.
The Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices gives new guidance on the MMRV vaccine for young children, while falling short of clear recommendations on eligibility for COVID-19 shots.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Michael Collins talks about some concerns from the right amid efforts to shut down and seek retribution against those who have mocked Charlie Kirk’s death or have been openly critical of his hardline political views.
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| 0:15.2 | Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Saturday, September 20th, 2025. |
| 0:20.4 | This is USA Today's The Excert. |
| 0:26.0 | Today, a government shutdown could be right around the corner, plus to take a look at Trump's |
| 0:30.5 | new immigration fees and some concerns from the right over a push to silence voices in the wake of |
| 0:35.9 | Charlie Kirk's killing. |
| 0:43.2 | We begin a newsy Saturday with the latest on the possibility of a looming government shutdown. |
| 0:46.3 | Funding is set to expire at midnight on September 30th, |
| 0:51.3 | and President Donald Trump does not appear optimistic that lawmakers will figure something out before that. |
| 0:56.7 | We'll continue to talk to the Democrats, but I think you could very well end up with a closed country for a period of time. I caught up with USA Today congressional |
| 1:02.3 | reporters Zach Shermaley for the latest from Capitol Hill and what might happen next. Hello, Zach. |
| 1:08.3 | Hey, Taylor. Thanks for having me. Thanks for joining me. |
| 1:11.0 | So I know we saw some moves relating to the possibility of a government shutdown on Friday. |
| 1:15.3 | How did the chambers tackle this issue to wrap up their week? |
| 1:17.7 | Right. |
| 1:18.4 | It was a busy Friday in the Capitol. |
| 1:23.7 | And that started with lawmakers in the House of Representatives voting to advance a short-term funding measure |
| 1:33.2 | that essentially after September 30th would keep the federal government funded for the next seven weeks, |
| 1:41.1 | just right up until just before Thanksgiving. |
| 1:44.9 | Now, Republicans supported that measure and pretty much immediately sent it over to the Senate. |
| 1:50.5 | I was on the hill and made a very hurried walk over to the other chamber to see how the next |
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