Overview
- Republicans plan a Friday vote on an updated funding package pairing a short-term bill with three full-year appropriations and potential recall of laid-off federal workers, but it does not include a firm ACA subsidy extension.
- Senate Democrats, buoyed by election gains, are holding out for a binding commitment on the health credits after rejecting 14 prior GOP measures that lacked such guarantees.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to promise a House vote on extending the subsidies, creating a major hurdle even if a Senate deal advances.
- The FAA began scaling back traffic by up to 10% across 40 major markets, with hundreds of flights canceled, citing safety concerns as unpaid controllers strain the system.
- A federal judge ordered full November SNAP payments to go out; the Justice Department signaled it will appeal as millions await delayed benefits.