As the government shutdown deadline looms, the Senate faces a critical vote on a GOP-backed continuing resolution (CR) later today, September 30th, 2025, with 60 votes needed for advancement. Senator Angus King (I-ME), who caucuses with Democrats, is undecided on the CR. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has declared his opposition, while Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) supports it. If Senators King and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) vote with Republicans, the CR would still be five votes short of the required 60, according to PollTracker2024. Meanwhile, the public safety crisis in Broadview, Illinois, continues, as Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployment of tear gas, pepper spray, mace, and rubber bullets near a processing center is creating a dangerous situation for residents and first responders. "Our own Broadview police are routinely being exposed to ICE tear gas," Mills reported via Heartland Signal. In national political developments, a new Quantus Insights poll released September 30th, 2025, shows a tightening race in New Jersey's gubernatorial election between Mikie Sherrill (D) and Jack Ciattarelli (R), with Sherrill leading by 2.3 points, a decrease from her previous 10-point lead. The poll also indicated a significant shift among independents, who now favor Ciattarelli by 13 points, and historically low support for Sherrill among Black voters. Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign committee has rebranded as Fight for the People PAC, as reported by PollTracker2024. Separately, CNN revealed that Mitt Romney personally urged the Biden administration to preemptively pardon Donald Trump. The Congressional Budget Office projects that 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily if a government shutdown occurs, costing approximately $400 million per day, according to CNN. In international affairs, a spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement stated that "No wise man can agree with a plan that has no guarantee of stopping the war and retreating the occupiers from Gaza," reacting to President Trump's Gaza peace plan. Joe Rogan commented on the targeting of migrant workers, calling it "insane" and noting that construction workers are being raided instead of cartel members or drug dealers, according to robrousseau. President Trump signed an executive order to "massively accelerate pediatric cancer research and harness the extraordinary potential of Artificial Intelligence to fight this terrible disease," as announced by [@POTUS](https://twitter.com/POTUS). Trump also reiterated his interest in expanding the U.S. battleship fleet, referencing historical naval engagements. U.S. District Judge William Young, appointed by Ronald Reagan, condemned ICE's use of masks, stating they are used to "terrorize Americans into quiescence" and are associated with "cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan," according to RpsAgainstTrump. The Teamsters union urged Senators to pass the House-passed clean, short-term funding bill to avoid the shutdown's impact on working people, stating, "American workers are not bargaining chips." The campaign account for Collins tweeted about an opponent working to "shutdown the government tonight." A McLaughlin poll released September 17-22, 2025, showed Gavin Newsom leading the 2028 Democratic presidential primary with 22%, followed by Kamala Harris at 21%.
