Overview

• The Office of Management and Budget paused roughly $18 billion for New York’s subway and Hudson Tunnel and froze about $8 billion in green‑energy projects across 16 Democratic‑run states.
• White House officials said layoffs are imminent, with budget director Russ Vought telling Republican lawmakers cuts could begin within days.
• The Congressional Budget Office estimates about 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed on any given day with roughly $400 million in daily lost wages.
• Rival short‑term funding bills failed in the Senate under the 60‑vote threshold, leaving no immediate path to reopen the government.
• Defense and Homeland Security can keep paying workers from a previously enacted omnibus, preserving immigration enforcement and military operations while many civilian agencies face delays.