Democrats pare demand in shutdown standoff | JQJO

Senate Democrats narrowed their offer to end the 38-day government shutdown, proposing a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a pragmatic off-ramp as flights risk snarls and food benefits fray, but the plan appears doomed: Speaker Mike Johnson won’t promise a House vote, and many Republicans resist renewing the tax credits without changes. Majority Leader John Thune weighed another vote on a stopgap bill and separate spending measures, while bipartisan talks slog on. Democrats also pushed to undo Trump-era mass firings of federal workers.