Overview
- Trump used Truth Social to call for the Senate's 'nuclear option' and pressed Republicans to eliminate the filibuster to pass funding.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other GOP leaders have publicly opposed changing the rules despite the ongoing shutdown.
- The shutdown has stretched into a fifth week with the Senate not scheduled to return until Monday night.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates the shutdown could cost $7–$14 billion and shave up to 2% off fourth-quarter GDP.
- States warn food assistance funds could run out for more than 40 million people on November 1 as updated Obamacare premiums are released the same day.