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Day 40 of U.S. Shutdown: Senate Convenes as SNAP Payments Are Curbed and Flights Are Canceled

Trump pitches redirecting Obamacare subsidies, proposing a $2,000 tariff “dividend” as negotiations stall.

Overview

  • The Senate called a rare Sunday session with Republicans floating a short-term funding bill through late January plus three longer-term agency packages, but leaders reported no breakthrough.
  • A Supreme Court order let the administration withhold full November SNAP funding, and a USDA memo directed states to reverse any complete disbursements already sent to roughly 42 million recipients.
  • FAA staffing shortages triggered more than 1,700 flight cancellations from Friday through Sunday after the agency ordered reduced operations across dozens of markets, with hours-long delays at major hubs.
  • President Trump urged Congress to reroute Affordable Care Act premium subsidies directly to individuals, a proposal praised by several Republican senators and denounced by Democrats as unworkable.
  • Trump also proposed a per-person payment of at least $2,000 funded by tariff revenues, excluding high earners, though costs, eligibility and a legislative path remain unclear.