Overview
- Negotiators sketched a package combining a stopgap funding bill through late January with three full‑year appropriations and a pledged Senate vote on extending enhanced ACA tax credits.
- An initial procedural vote could come as early as Sunday, though final legislative text and timing remain in flux and any agreement must still clear the House.
- President Donald Trump urged sending ACA subsidy dollars directly to individuals in HSA‑style accounts and renewed calls to scrap the filibuster, but his Treasury secretary said the direct‑payment idea will not be offered before funding is restored.
- Several moderate Democrats signaled openness to reopening the government with only a future ACA vote guaranteed, drawing resistance from others in their party and no commitment from House leaders to hold a health‑care vote.
- Talks also include language to reverse recent federal worker firings, as shutdown effects deepen with widespread flight disruptions, delayed SNAP benefits and warnings of heavier travel strain heading into Thanksgiving.