Overview
- After ten failed Senate votes, leaders recessed for the weekend and plan new votes next week, including a measure to pay excepted federal workers and the military that will require Democratic support.
- The Office of Management and Budget directed the Army Corps of Engineers to pause roughly $11 billion in lower‑priority projects, naming New York, San Francisco, Boston and Baltimore, with some projects under review for cancellation.
- State officials warn the federal government cannot fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November without a deal, with Illinois citing 1.9 million recipients and Colorado about 600,000 at risk.
- The National Nuclear Security Administration is preparing to furlough about 80% of its workforce as carryover funds are depleted, according to congressional briefings.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked parts of the administration’s reduction‑in‑force plan as the White House pursues thousands of job cuts, and an estimated 750,000 federal employees are furloughed each day during the shutdown.