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Shutdown Hits Three Weeks After 11th Senate Vote Fails as Travel Delays Grow and Nuclear Agency Furloughs Begin

Democrats are blocking the House stopgap to force protections for expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during an event with President Donald Trump to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses in his office doorway to speak to reporters on day 20 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • The Senate rejected the GOP-backed funding bill for the 11th time on Monday, with another vote expected Wednesday, while the House remains in recess with no return date set.
  • The FAA reported increased staffing shortages that slowed flights in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Newark, and airline leaders warned conditions are deteriorating as unpaid controllers and TSA officers strain operations.
  • The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration began furloughing about 1,400 employees, drawing bipartisan concern about risks to nuclear stockpile maintenance and related missions.
  • Federal impacts are widening as courts furlough nonessential staff, contractors pause work, and the USDA warns SNAP benefits may not be fully funded for November if the funding lapse continues.
  • Political pressure is rising after large 'No Kings' protests, a private Jeffries–Johnson conversation, and a White House adviser’s optimistic prediction of progress this week, though no formal deal has been scheduled.