Overview
- Republican leaders readied weekend votes on a bipartisan package to reopen select agencies and extend other funding into December or January, after rejecting Democrats’ one‑year ACA subsidy extension.
- Senate Democrats blocked a Republican bill to pay federal workers during the shutdown, with the vote at 53–43 as three Democrats sided with Republicans.
- A moderate bloc led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is crafting a narrower deal that would fund parts of government now and promise a later health‑care vote, a step many Democrats say is insufficient.
- The DOT and FAA ordered airlines to cut flights at 40 major airports, and FlightAware logged more than 1,000 cancellations on Friday, with officials warning deeper reductions if controller staffing worsens.
- A federal judge ordered full November SNAP funding and the administration appealed, as President Trump pressed senators to stay in session and proposed redirecting insurer subsidies directly to citizens; House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to commit to a health‑vote timetable.