Day 7 of making a thread every day until Democrats allow the US government to re-open

Day 7 Updates:
- Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown https://www.npr.org/2025/10/07/g-s1-92251/government-shutdown-health-insurance-premiums
- Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-news-10-07-25
- Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-health-care-subsidies-obamacare-congress-10b2ae9648bc5252fc2bd485ddc83493
- Live updates: Senate won’t hold votes to end shutdown on Tuesday; Trump says some furloughed workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5541602-live-updates-trump-carney-shutdown-bondi-health-next-summit/

At the heart of the standoff is Democratic Party demands that Republicans agree to an additional $700bn in spending by restoring cuts to healthcare that were enacted over the summer and make permanent the expiring temporary COVID emergency health care credits enacted in 2023 that are due to expire Jan 1, 2026.