Overview

• An initial Senate effort to end the shutdown failed after both the Republican stopgap and a Democratic alternative fell short of the 60 votes required.
• Republican leaders say they will not negotiate during a shutdown as Democrats hold firm on extending ACA subsidies and reversing recent Medicaid cuts, with no new bipartisan talks announced.
• Roughly 750,000 federal employees face furloughs as agencies execute contingency plans that include potential mass firings, while core operations such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Pentagon and Homeland Security continue with possible delays.
• President Trump shared AI-generated videos mocking Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, drawing bipartisan criticism for racist and unserious content that lawmakers say is worsening prospects for a deal.
• Republican claims that Democrats seek taxpayer-funded health care for undocumented immigrants were refuted by reporting that the Democratic plan applies to citizens and lawfully present immigrants, as markets showed early jitters and unions prepared legal challenges to threatened layoffs.