Overview

• The partial shutdown that began on October 1 has furloughed roughly 750,000 federal employees without pay.
• The administration has kept immigration enforcement running, with a DHS plan allowing about 95% of staff to continue working.
• Trade negotiations and import license processing are ongoing, with the U.S. trade office retaining about 60% of its workforce.
• The White House has frozen federal money to Democratic-led jurisdictions, with New York reported to face about $18 billion in delayed funding for transit and the Hudson Tunnel.
• President Trump has framed the lapse as an opportunity for irreversible actions, including program cuts and potential mass firings.