Overview
- On Thursday night, President Donald Trump called on Republican senators via Truth Social to abolish the filibuster and "use the nuclear option" to pass a stopgap budget.
- The federal shutdown reached day 30 with no agreement in sight, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers unpaid.
- Republicans control the Senate 53–47, and a rules change could pass with 50+1 votes, though only the Senate can adopt it.
- Senate Republicans pushed a funding extension through November 21, while Democrats sought negotiations over expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimated the stoppage could cost $7–14 billion and cut up to 2% from fourth-quarter GDP, with roughly 750,000 employees furloughed.