Claudia Grisales

Senate Majority Leader John Thune now plans to tee up a 10th vote on the Republican stopgap plan to try to force a handful of Democrats to defect.

But Democrats are insisting Republicans negotiate a deal that addresses looming Affordable Care Act premium spikes.

Without hope of a bipartisan deal in hand, lawmakers are predicting that the government shutdown may not end anytime soon.

Claudia Grisales, NPR News, the Capitol.

House Speaker Mike Johnson traditionally swears in new members quickly, but he's changed that practice with Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Grijalva won her seat three weeks ago, but Johnson is keeping the Republican-led House away from Capitol Hill during the government shutdown fight and now says he won't swear in Grijalva until he calls members back.

Complicating matters, Grijalva plans to sign on to a bipartisan effort to force a vote in the House to release the records on financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

So the delays, adding to accusations that Johnson is trying to avoid the Epstein vote, a claim he has repeatedly denied.

Claudia Rizales, NPR News.

After President Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders last week, he's now agreed to a new meeting.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are set to visit with the president.

Democrats have said they need stopgap legislation to address Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire by year's end.

Schumer and Jeffrey said in a joint statement they are resolute in avoiding a shutdown while also addressing the rising health care prices.

Both said they want to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that, quote, meets the needs of the American people.

Claudia Grisales, NPR News.

Good morning, Leila.

Good morning, Leila.

Good morning, Leila.

Right. In one word, cost. Musk, as you mentioned, wanted to slash government spending, but he says the GOP bill does the exact opposite. He went as far as sharing a promotional image yesterday on a social media site, X, from the Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill. And so he's really trying to get the word out there in the most dramatic ways that this can't happen.

Right. In one word, cost. Musk, as you mentioned, wanted to slash government spending, but he says the GOP bill does the exact opposite. He went as far as sharing a promotional image yesterday on a social media site, X, from the Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill. And so he's really trying to get the word out there in the most dramatic ways that this can't happen.