Overview
- The partial federal shutdown hit Day 21 on Tuesday, tying for the second-longest on record as operations stay curtailed and paychecks are missed.
- The Senate voted 52–48 to reject a Republican funding plan for the 11th time, with no sustained bipartisan negotiations underway and the House largely out of session.
- President Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White House to project party unity, but the gathering produced no breakthrough on reopening the government.
- The administration redirected funds to ensure active-duty military pay and temporarily sustain WIC, while proposals to pay additional federal workers during the shutdown drew mixed reactions in the Senate.
- SNAP is funded only through October, with states warning November benefits may not be available for up to 42 million people as agencies expand furloughs, courts scale back, FAA staffing shortages cause delays, and loans and projects remain frozen.