Overview

• The Republican short-term funding bill fell 52–42 in the Senate, short of the 60 votes needed to advance after a fifth attempt to pass a House-backed measure.
• Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman and independent Angus King voted with most Republicans, while Republican Rand Paul opposed the bill.
• The shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with federal agencies scaling back operations and many employees furloughed or working without pay.
• Negotiations continue on a Democrats’ proposal for a shortened continuing resolution as parties remain split over extending the COVID-era ACA provision.
• White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett estimated losses at roughly $15 billion in GDP per week, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine have continued.