Overview
- Senate Republicans teed up a package combining a short-term reopening with three full-year appropriations bills and potential rehiring/back‑pay language, but Democrats signaled opposition without a binding extension of expiring ACA tax credits.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson declined to promise a House vote on extending the subsidies, a stance Democrats described as a major obstacle to any Senate deal.
- The FAA began reducing commercial flight capacity by up to 10% at about 40 major airports, with roughly 800 U.S.-linked flights canceled by Friday morning, citing safety concerns from unpaid controllers.
- A federal judge ordered the administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits, and the Justice Department said it will appeal as tens of millions await payments that were paused.
- Recent Democratic election wins stiffened party resolve on the health-care demand, as President Trump pressed Republicans to scrap the filibuster and polls showed his shutdown handling at 31% approval and 58% disapproval.