Overview

• A Republican short-term funding bill fell five votes short of the 60 needed in the Senate late Tuesday, and the White House budget office ordered agencies to execute orderly shutdown plans and consider workforce reductions.
• Republicans sought a seven-week extension to keep funding level, while Democrats withheld votes without renewed Affordable Care Act subsidies and reversals of recent health cuts.
• Essential operations such as national security, air traffic control and Social Security continue with some staff working without immediate pay, while non‑essential services are suspended, with the CBO estimating about 750,000 daily furloughs and roughly $400 million in compensation delayed.
• Public-facing services face disruptions including closures or restricted access at national parks and adjustments at museums, while some U.S. embassies and NASA limited communications to urgent updates.
• President Trump said the shutdown could be used to fire many federal workers and make irreversible cuts, and analysts estimate each week of closure could shave about 0.2 percentage points from U.S. GDP growth.