Overview
- The Senate has failed 13 times to advance the House short‑term funding bill, leaving the government in its second‑longest shutdown on record.
- Roll calls show 55 votes to proceed when all senators are present, with Sens. John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto and independent Angus King backing the measure and GOP Sen. Rand Paul opposed.
- SNAP payments for roughly 42 million people are at risk starting Nov. 1, with USDA estimating $9.2 billion needed for November and about $5 billion in a contingency fund that officials say they cannot legally deploy.
- At least 670,000 federal workers are furloughed and about 730,000 are working without pay, while a judge has blocked the administration from carrying out layoffs of more than 4,000 employees during the shutdown.
- President Trump says a $130 million private donation is helping cover military pay, and pressure is building as some moderate Democrats privately discuss breaking with party leaders to reopen the government.