US Government Shutdown; Qatar Hands Peace Plan to Hamas | Horizons Middle East & Africa 10/1/2025

♪ >> THIS IS HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA. I’M JENNIFER ZABASAJJA IN FOR JOUMANNA BERCETCHI. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS GOING DARK AS THE CLOCK TICKETS PAST MIDNIGHT. THERE’S A SHOT OF CAPITOL HILL. CONGRESS HAS FAILED TO REACH AN AGREEMENT AFTER DEMOCRATS REJECTED A STOP GAP FUNDING PACKAGE THAT DID NOT ADDRESS ITS DEMANDS. THE LAST VOTE CAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT. AND IT FAILED ON A VOTE OF 55-45. REPUBLICANS NEEDING A FEW DEMOCRATS TO GET ONBOARD. IF THEY WANTED TO AVOID THE SHUTDOWN. SEEMINGLY THAT’S NOT THE ...