Overview
- The federal funding lapse reached day 35 on Tuesday, tying the 2018–19 mark, and will become the longest on record after midnight absent a deal.
- The Senate rejected the House short-term funding bill for the 14th time, leaving Republicans short of the 60 votes needed to advance it under the filibuster.
- Negotiators reported cautious progress toward a short-term off‑ramp, with some senators predicting action this week as talks weigh a new end date in December or January and the option of attaching a small appropriations package.
- Democrats are holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, while the White House says negotiations on health care begin only after the government reopens.
- Following court rulings, the administration is issuing partial SNAP payments even as the president threatens to halt aid, and the shutdown continues to furlough workers, delay paychecks and disrupt air travel.