US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (2L) speaks as US Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) (L), US Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) (2R), and US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-ID) look on during a press conference following a Senate vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2025, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect. The US government barreled towards its first shutdown in six years Tuesday, with funding expiring at midnight after Democrats fought a war of words with Donald Trump and senators rejected a last-ditch bid to keep the lights on. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)