Overview

• The Senate is out for Yom Kippur and no votes are planned today, informal bipartisan talks continue without a clear path, and the House is not due back until October 7.
• White House officials say federal workforce layoffs are imminent and agencies have been told to prepare reduction-in-force plans, while unions have filed legal challenges to the move.
• Essential operations such as air traffic control, border security and military duties continue without pay for many workers as roughly 750,000 employees face furloughs, according to the CBO’s estimate of $400 million in lost compensation per day.
• Services are uneven as agencies tap special funds and fees: the IRS is operating from a dedicated reserve, passport and visa processing continue as fees allow, Smithsonian museums expect to stay open through October 6, and national parks show mixed closures and access limits.
• Early public impacts include delayed federal economic data and some Justice Department civil cases, closures at sites such as Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, continued access at the Statue of Liberty, and guidance that October SNAP and WIC benefits should be paid with concerns rising if the lapse persists.