Overview
- The Senate again failed to advance a short-term funding measure, falling short of the 60 votes required in an eighth unsuccessful attempt.
- A federal judge in California issued an order stopping the Administration from carrying out broader layoff plans during the shutdown after about 4,100 workers received termination notices.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the shutdown is already weighing on the economy, with analysts estimating weekly GDP losses of roughly 0.1 percentage points.
- Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain furloughed or unpaid, unions have filed suit over the firings, and agencies report mounting service disruptions including widespread flight delays.
- The White House says it has identified unspent Defense Department funds to cover troop pay, a stopgap move that has drawn scrutiny over executive authority to reallocate appropriated money.