Overview

• The federal government is shut down after the Senate failed to advance a stopgap funding bill that fell short of the 60 votes needed for cloture.
• Republicans hold the Senate 53–47, but a 55–45 vote—with two Democrats and a left-leaning independent crossing the aisle and Republican Rand Paul opposing—left the measure short.
• Democrats are pressing to extend COVID-era ACA premium subsidies expiring December 31, warning premiums for over 20 million people could jump from about $888 to $1,904 a month without action.
• In a late-night Truth Social barrage, President Trump posted a meme calling Democrats “the party of hate, evil, and Satan” and made other claims that outlets reported as false.
• Trump said he will meet OMB Director Russell Vought to consider cuts to what he called “Democrat Agencies,” as agencies brace for curtailed services and up to 750,000 employees going unpaid.