Overview

• Senate Democrats rejected the House-passed seven-week funding bill for a fourth time, and the chamber is expected to vote again on Monday.
• Speaker Mike Johnson canceled next week’s House votes and sent members home for a district work period to pressure the Senate, with a 48-hour recall possible if a deal emerges.
• Republican leaders say they will not negotiate on expiring ACA premium tax credits until government operations are reopened, while Democrats insist those subsidies must be addressed now.
• Operational fallout is growing as federal employees and military personnel face furloughs or unpaid work, TSA staff remain on duty without pay, national parks scale back services, and loan processing and economic data releases are delayed.
• The White House has frozen funding for projects in multiple states as a pressure tactic, and both parties have escalated a messaging war that includes new DCCC ads and disputed GOP claims about benefits for undocumented immigrants.