Overview
- The Republican stopgap failed on a 50–43 procedural vote, short of the 60 votes required, with two Democrats backing it and one Republican opposing.
- White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said it is probable the shutdown could end this week, and another Senate vote on a temporary funding bill is expected Wednesday.
- OMB says a large personnel-reduction plan is underway and paused more than $11 billion in Army Corps projects, while a federal judge in San Francisco ordered a halt to the administration’s planned layoffs.
- Roughly 600,000 federal workers are furloughed and about 4,100 targeted layoffs were announced in agencies including Treasury and HHS, and Senate staff were told pay is stopping during the closure.
- Operational risks are rising as the NNSA furloughs about 1,400 staff with fewer than 400 maintaining the nuclear arsenal, TSA and air-traffic staffing shortages trigger delays, and USDA warns SNAP funds could run out in November for tens of millions.