Sen. Mark Kelly says government shutdown could wrap up this week if Republicans "sit down and have a negotiation with us"

nation • 10/19/2025

Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.

Washington — Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said Sunday that lawmakers could resolve the shutdown stalemate and reopen the government as soon as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies. "We shoul... [3510 chars]