Overview
- Republican leaders plan a separate vote this week to immediately pay military personnel and other excepted federal workers who are on the job without on‑time pay.
- Roughly 700,000 federal employees are furloughed and about 1.5 million are working, many without paychecks, as agencies report mounting disruptions and the NNSA begins furloughs for roughly 1,400 staff.
- The House remains out of session with no recall announced, while Senate Republicans head to the White House to show unity with President Trump rather than negotiate subsidy provisions.
- Democrats point to looming ACA open enrollment on Nov. 1 and a Dec. 31 subsidy sunset, warning of sharp premium hikes if the credits are not extended in any reopening bill.
- States and courts signal strain, with Massachusetts confirming October SNAP payments but uncertain November benefits and federal courts beginning to furlough non‑essential staff.