Just a nit but this isn't a debt ceiling issue. They raised the ceiling by 5trillion with the big bill passed in the spring[0]. Shutdowns occur because no budge

Just a nit but this isn't a debt ceiling issue. They raised the ceiling by 5trillion with the big bill passed in the spring[0]. Shutdowns occur because no budget has been passed so the government hasn't been authorized to spend any money. The bill they are arguing over now would fund the government through Nov 21st[1]. 0: https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-just-raised-the-debt-ceiling-by-5-trillion-heres-why-that-matters-to-you https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finan... 1: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5545929/house-stopgap-funding-bill-government-shutdown https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5545929/house-stopgap-f...