Overview
- The Senate’s 50–43 cloture vote fell short for the 11th time, extending the closure into a third week and making it the second-longest shutdown on record.
- Republican leaders plan another vote today on a short-term funding bill, even as cross-party support remains insufficient to clear the 60-vote threshold.
- The Office of Management and Budget’s personnel reduction plan is underway, and major unions have filed suit alleging the administration is using the impasse to cut essential jobs.
- The National Nuclear Security Administration has sidelined roughly 1,400 employees with fewer than 400 maintaining the arsenal, while FAA staffing shortages have driven thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
- Pressure is mounting as essential workers face missing paychecks later this week, USDA warns SNAP funds could run out in November, and a White House economic adviser says a resolution could come this week.