Shutdown stalemate, NC congressional map, White House demolition & more
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🗓️ 21 October 2025
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| 0:49.8 | Hey there from CNN. I'm Krista Bell Polanco with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, October 21st. |
| 0:56.5 | The government shutdown is now past the three-week mark, and neither side is budging. |
| 1:01.3 | Last night, a vote to pass a stopgap funding bill failed for the 11th time, |
| 1:05.7 | with Democrats standing firm over extended Obamacare subsidies. |
| 1:09.7 | Republican Majority Leader John Thune hopes to bring a bill to the floor later this week |
| 1:13.6 | that would continue to pay essential employees during the shutdown. |
| 1:16.6 | But he doesn't back the Democrats' push to also include furloughed federal workers, |
| 1:21.6 | who are currently going without paychecks, but we'll get back pay after the shutdown ends. |
| 1:26.6 | And speaking to CNN, GOP Senator Mark Wayne Mullen argues that Democrats could guarantee pay for all federal workers if they vote for the stopgap bill. |
| 1:35.3 | If they're open for paying all federal workers, then why'd they just reopen the government? |
| 1:39.3 | The stalemate means that the shutdown is now tied as the second longest in U.S. history. |
| 1:48.7 | Now to the latest on President Donald Trump's redistricting battle. |
| 1:53.4 | North Carolina Republicans who control the state legislature have just handed a victory to Trump and his push for more GOP seats ahead of next year's midterm elections. |
| 1:58.0 | The state senate approved a new congressional map, which now goes to the House, |
| 2:01.8 | where it's expected to get final approval this week. The proposed map targets the U.S. House |
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