Overview

• Senate Democrats rejected the House-passed seven‑week funding bill for a fourth time, with the next procedural votes expected Monday.
• House GOP leaders scrapped next week’s votes and sent members home for a district work period, saying the move increases pressure to accept a “clean” continuing resolution.
• The core dispute centers on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and reversing Medicaid changes in the GOP’s recent law, which Democrats say would otherwise raise costs and cut coverage.
• Republicans argue Democrats want federal health funding for undocumented immigrants, a claim Democratic leaders deny as federal law bars such coverage; experts note hospitals must provide emergency care and Medicaid can reimburse emergency treatment without conferring full insurance.
• The shutdown’s fallout widened as President Trump froze funding for projects in multiple blue states and discussed potential federal layoffs, while the DCCC launched targeted ads blaming Republicans for risking higher health costs.