Overview

• House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of letting the shutdown continue for political cover during a Fox News Sunday interview.
• Johnson said the House-approved short-term funding bill would keep spending at current levels for about seven weeks but cannot advance without several Democratic votes in the Senate.
• Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, a Democrat, urged Senate Democrats to vote to reopen the government, warning that linking the vote to other policy demands hurts federal workers.
• The dispute features Democrats’ push to address expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, which Republicans argue should be negotiated after the government is reopened.
• Republicans pointed to a Democratic counterproposal they say adds roughly $1.5 trillion in new spending, including support for public broadcasting and reversing GOP-backed Medicaid changes.