Overview
- The Senate is expected to hold a twelfth vote Wednesday on the House continuing resolution after 11 failed attempts, with Republicans still five Democratic votes short of 60.
- President Trump met with Senate Republicans and reiterated he will not meet with Democrats until the government reopens, while Democrats insist on extending enhanced ACA subsidies and restoring some Medicaid cuts.
- Roughly 750,000 federal employees are furloughed, and more than 1.8 million civilian paychecks scheduled for Oct. 24, 28 or 30 will be withheld, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
- Operational strains are mounting, with air traffic controller shortages delaying flights at Houston, Chicago and Newark and the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing about 1,400 employees.
- Unions have sued over Office of Management and Budget RIF directives, and a federal judge in San Francisco has paused many planned layoffs as the case proceeds.