In this screenshot of a banner posted to the HUD website on Tuesday, the "Radical Left" is blamed for the upcoming government shutdown. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
In a memorandum circulated to all federal agencies late Tuesday, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought confirmed that government funding expires at 11:59 p.m. and instructed departments to execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.
"President Trump supports passage of H.R. 5371, but it is now clear that Democrats will prevent passage of this clean CR prior to 11:59 p.m. tonight and force a government shutdown," Vought wrote.
The OMB director said Democrats were blocking the House-passed measure over "insane policy demands," including $1 trillion in new spending, and warned that the length of the shutdown is "difficult to predict."
Employees were told to report for duty to begin shutdown activities until a new appropriations bill is signed into law.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., walk to speak to members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said, "Unfortunately, it’s become normal under the Trump administration, but it’s a radical departure from American history, and it is the use of public taxpayer funds for overtly political and polemical reasons."
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At midnight, parts of the federal government will shutter after Democrats rejected the Republican-backed seven-week continuing resolution that passed the House of Representatives Sept. 19.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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