Overview

• The Senate’s stopgap funding bill failed for a tenth time on Thursday, with another vote set for Monday afternoon.
• Active-duty troops received full pay on Oct. 15 after a $6.5 billion fund shift, yet roughly 46,000 dual-status Guard and reserve technicians remain unpaid.
• The White House directed the Army Corps of Engineers to immediately pause about $11 billion in infrastructure projects in Democratic-led cities.
• A federal judge temporarily blocked planned permanent layoffs at agencies that were being prepared during the shutdown.
• Social Security benefits continue on schedule because the programs are classified as mandatory spending under federal law.