Overview
- Funding expires at midnight Tuesday, which would trigger furloughs starting Wednesday and disrupt services if no deal is reached.
- Republican leaders press for a clean seven-week continuing resolution that passed the House and publicly blame Democrats for withholding Senate votes.
- Democrats say they will back a stopgap only if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended and recent Medicaid cuts are reversed ahead of open enrollment.
- An Office of Management and Budget memorandum directs agencies to prepare for large-scale layoffs of nonessential staff during any lapse.
- Trump canceled planned talks with Democrats last week but has called party leaders to the White House on Monday in a late push to break the impasse.