Overview
- Senate leaders reported no movement as the chamber rejected the Republican stopgap plan for the 14th time, with Democrats insisting on extending ACA subsidies and Republicans offering current funding levels.
- A federal court order compelled the administration to sustain SNAP, but a $4.65 billion emergency draw covers only about half of eligible November benefits and delays are expected in some states.
- Roughly 42 million people rely on SNAP while hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed or working without pay, and public services continue to be disrupted.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that continued staffing shortfalls could force partial closures of U.S. airspace this week, predicting "generalized chaos" if the shutdown persists.
- Democrats notched key election victories in Virginia, New Jersey and New York as polling shows many voters blaming Republicans and President Trump; Trump is urging Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster, a move many resist.