The Senate is expected to vote again today, Tuesday, Oct. 7, on healthcare bills to fund the government through Nov. 21 as the shutdown 2025 hits Day 7 amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill.

More than 4,000 federal employees have been given layoff notices as the shutdown is ongoing, the Trump administration revealed in a court filing.

"Until Republicans get serious, they own this - every job lost, every family hurt, every service gutted is because of their decisions," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 11, #853.

Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #853 on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

Laszlo Krasznahorkai, a 71-year-old Hungarian who has criticized his country’s authoritarian leader and right-wing ruling party, won the Nobel Prize this week for which category?

Since suffering a Week 1 injury against the Los Angeles Chargers that forced him to leave the game, star wide receiver Xavier Worthy has seemingly entered every matchup with an injury concern. After missing Thursday’s practice to monitor the shoulder injury that sidelined him earlier this season,

More news: 49ers Expected to Make a Play for Disgruntled All-Pro Defender Star safety Malik Mustapha is set to return and make his regular season debut with San Francisco on Sunday. Mustapha has been out due to reaggravating an old ACL injury at the tail end of the 2024 season.