Overview
- Chuck Schumer proposed reopening the government with a clean stopgap, a one-year extension of ACA premium tax credits, three bipartisan appropriations bills, and a bipartisan committee on affordability.
- John Thune called the offer a nonstarter, reiterating that Republicans will discuss the subsidy issue only after the government is open, while Democrats question any promise lacking a House pathway.
- The Senate blocked a Ron Johnson bill to pay essential federal workers during the shutdown in a 53–43 procedural vote that fell short of the 60-vote threshold.
- GOP leaders are weighing alternatives including a Senate-drafted three-bill minibus for full-year funding and a separate Republican health-cost proposal, with plans to keep the chamber in session through the weekend.
- The shutdown, now the longest on record, continues to delay pay and disrupt services such as air travel and food aid as President Trump urges Republicans to stay in Washington and considers ending the filibuster.