Overview
- Senators cleared the 60‑vote hurdle to take up a House‑originating continuing resolution that would fund the government through late January 2026.
- Nearly all Republicans joined seven Democrats and one independent; John Cornyn’s delayed yes supplied the 60th vote as Chuck Schumer opposed.
- The package would repay missed wages, reinstate furloughed or fired federal workers, and finance SNAP, while deferring an ACA subsidy decision to a December vote as President Trump promotes direct payments to individuals.
- The plan still requires final Senate passage, a recalled House vote under Speaker Mike Johnson’s 48‑hour return window, and the president’s signature before operations fully resume.
- Service disruptions continue, with thousands of flight delays and cancellations reported, and media accounts cite shutdown‑related delays in U.S. weapons export approvals affecting NATO partners and indirectly Ukraine.