Overview
- The Republican stopgap fell 50–43 in the Senate, the 11th failed attempt, with another vote expected Wednesday as the closure nears the second-longest on record.
- The Office of Management and Budget’s personnel reduction plan is moving forward, unions have sued, and a federal judge in San Francisco ordered a pause on some planned displacements.
- Operational strains are mounting, including the NNSA furloughing about 1,400 workers, FAA staffing shortages affecting thousands of flights, and warnings that SNAP funds could run short by November.
- White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said it is “probable” the shutdown could end this week, though negotiators have not reached an agreement.
- Roughly 730,000 federal employees are working without pay and about 670,000 are furloughed, as Senate Republicans push a limited pay bill and the administration taps stopgap funds for military and some law enforcement pay with future payrolls uncertain.