Overview
- On Day 38 of the shutdown, roughly 750,000 federal workers are furloughed and programs like Head Start and food aid remain disrupted.
- Senate Republicans set a 15th vote on a short-term funding bill that excludes an ACA subsidy extension, and Majority Leader John Thune signaled the chamber could work through the weekend.
- President Trump is pressing Republicans to end the filibuster to pass funding, but GOP leaders, including Thune, say they lack the votes to change Senate rules.
- The FAA began reducing air traffic by up to 10% across 40 major markets starting Friday, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations and broader travel delays.
- A federal judge ordered SNAP fully funded as the Justice Department plans an appeal, and Democrats, buoyed by state election wins, are holding out while House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to promise a House vote on extending ACA subsidies.