Overview

• The Senate failed for a fifth time to advance a GOP short-term funding bill, keeping the government closed into Day 7 with agencies curtailing operations.
• President Donald Trump said he is willing to negotiate on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies but conditioned talks on first reopening the government, a claim Democratic leaders said has not led to substantive discussions.
• Roughly 620,000 to 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed, services are disrupted, and workers face missed paychecks if the shutdown continues.
• The White House froze billions for projects in Democratic-led jurisdictions and warned of possible layoffs, though officials backed off claims that firings had already begun.
• Republicans continue to push a 'clean' stopgap through Nov. 21 that lacks health provisions, while Democrats leverage the 60-vote Senate threshold to seek ACA subsidy extensions and relief from Medicaid cuts.