Overview

• C‑SPAN said both leaders had agreed to appear on its new Ceasefire program, then Speaker Mike Johnson said he will only debate after the government reopens.
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he looks forward to the event and is working to get it scheduled.
• The government has been partially shut since Oct. 1 after a Senate vote fell short of 60, with subsequent attempts also failing and another Senate vote planned for Thursday.
• Democrats are tying any short‑term funding measure to an immediate extension of the COVID‑era Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans call a nonstarter for a stopgap.
• Democratic leaders cite a trust deficit — including recent rescissions of previously approved funds — and say they will not rely on promises to address the subsidies later without legislative text.