Overview

• The first Senate vote since the funding lapse failed on Wednesday, so the shutdown that began at the fiscal‑year deadline continues.
• Republicans hold 53 Senate seats and cannot advance a stopgap without Democratic votes under the chamber’s 60‑vote rule.
• OMB directed agencies to execute orderly shutdown plans, with an estimated 750,000 federal employees furloughed while essential services continue.
• The core dispute centers on health‑care funding, as Democrats push to reverse recent Medicaid cuts and Republicans resist restoring Obama‑era benefits.
• Public services and data releases face disruptions, with warnings of park closures, travel delays, and missing economic statistics that could complicate Federal Reserve decisions.