From 29 Sept 2025Mike Johnson wants more time for negotiations as JD Vance blames Democrat over potential shutdownMore reactions from Congressional leaders’ meeting with Trump on the government shutdown.House speaker Mike Johnson said he wants to allow more time for negotiations, Reuters reports.Meanwhile, vice-president JD Vance is blaming Democrats, saying Congress is heading towards a shutdown because Democrats “won’t do” the right thing, per Reuters.“I think we’re headed to a shutdown,” Vance said, Semafor reports.Not sensing much progress between Dems and GOP leaders/Trump WH ... VP Vance: "Now they come in here and say: 'if you don't give us everything we want we're going to shut down the government.' It's preposterous" "I think we're headed to a shutdown"— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) September 29, 2025Key events30 Sept 2025Closing summary29 Sept 2025Justice department sues Minnesota over sanctuary policies29 Sept 2025YouTube to pay Trump $24.5m for banning his account after 6 January – reports29 Sept 2025Airlines warn that government shutdown will slow flights29 Sept 2025Mike Johnson wants more time for negotiations as JD Vance blames Democrat over potential shutdown29 Sept 2025Hamas negotiators now reviewing Trump’s peace proposal, AP reports29 Sept 2025Hamas official says group has not received written Trump's Gaza peace plan29 Sept 2025Trump and Netanyahu do not take questions during press conference29 Sept 2025Netanyahu says Israel will 'finish the job' if Hamas rejects deal29 Sept 2025Netanyahu says he 'supports' Trump's Gaza plan29 Sept 2025Trump demands Hamas to accept US plan to ‘end Gaza conflict’29 Sept 2025Trump says he will chair transitional 'Board of Peace' for Gaza29 Sept 2025Trump says he would fully back Netanyahu to 'finish the job' if Hamas rejects proposal29 Sept 2025Trump thanks Netanyahu for agreeing to Gaza plan29 Sept 2025'Beyond very close' on Gaza ceasefire deal, says Trump29 Sept 2025White House announces plan to 'end Gaza conflict' ahead of Trump-Netanyahu press conference29 Sept 2025Netanyahu 'expressed deep regret' that Israeli strike on Doha killed Qatari serviceman, says White House29 Sept 2025Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar over Doha attack while at White House – reports29 Sept 2025Jeffries says GOP promises not enough on Obamacare sticking point as shutdown deadline looms29 Sept 2025Johnson urges GOP unity as government barrels towards shutdown29 Sept 2025UAE presses Netanyahu to accept Trump's Gaza peace proposal and abandon plans to annex West Bank29 Sept 2025Trump says he's ‘very confident’ a ceasefire deal can be reached as Netanyahu arrives at White House29 Sept 2025Trump and Netanyahu to discuss postwar plans for Gaza at White House29 Sept 2025Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country29 Sept 2025White House says 'very close' to deal on Gaza ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting29 Sept 2025Trump to meet with US congressional leaders in last-ditch effort to avoid shutdown29 Sept 2025Harris calls Trump ‘incompetent and unhinged’ and makes call to ‘fight fire with fire’29 Sept 2025Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats29 Sept 2025Oregon sues to block ‘illegal’ deployment of 200 national guard troops to Portland29 Sept 2025Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Gaza peace plan at the White HouseShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureClosing summaryHere’s the key events in US politics news today, which produced a proposed Trump administration peace plan for Gaza with buy-in from Israel’s prime minister and a broad array of other governments, but no deal to avert the looming shutdown of the US federal government. “I think we’re headed to a shutdown,” JD Vance said.In the background to all this news, the Trump administration was expected to send in national guard troops and other federal law enforcement to Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee; and, according to the state’s governor, Chicago, Illinois, in further escalation of the administration’s symbolic deployment of troops into politically progressive cities.