Overview

• The government is set to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless the Senate passes a continuing resolution.
• Republicans hold a 53–47 majority but need seven Democrats to clear a procedural hurdle for the funding bill.
• Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer are withholding votes unless the bill extends COVID-era Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, and Republicans have not agreed.
• On MSNBC, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected GOP efforts to blame her for the standoff, invited Republicans to negotiate in her office, and emphasized the risks of higher costs for insulin and chemotherapy.
• Ocasio-Cortez said Trump is threatening to use a shutdown to fire federal workers and argued the workforce has already been cut this year, while also brushing off a question about primarying Schumer.