Overview

• Roughly 750,000 federal workers face furloughs or unpaid work after OMB ordered agencies to carry out an 'orderly shutdown.'
• The FAA is sending about 11,000 employees home while 13,000 air traffic controllers continue working without pay.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics is halting key releases, including Friday’s U.S. jobs report, disrupting market and policy signals.
• The Senate again rejected a Democratic motion on Wednesday, keeping the impasse in place after a GOP stopgap fell short at 55 votes.
• President Donald Trump has threatened firings, blamed Democrats, and moved to freeze $18 billion for New York transit projects to increase pressure.