Overview

• Roughly 750,000 federal workers face furloughs or unpaid work while essential functions such as national security, air traffic control and Social Security continue.
• A Republican short-term funding bill drew 55 votes in the Senate, short of the 60 needed, and a Democratic alternative also failed, with more votes expected later Wednesday.
• Democrats are insisting on extending and restoring Affordable Care Act and Medicaid subsidies that are set to lapse, while Republicans seek a temporary extension without those provisions.
• The Office of Management and Budget ordered agencies to implement shutdown plans and consider workforce reductions, and President Trump said the administration could take irreversible actions during the lapse.
• Analysts and the CBO cite immediate costs including about $400 million per day in lost federal compensation, with potential delays to data releases and broad service disruptions across parks, museums and regulatory agencies.