Overview

• Democrats are conditioning any short‑term bill on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies and reversing recent Medicaid cuts, which Republicans refuse to include.
• About 750,000 federal workers face furloughs or unpaid work and the closure is estimated to cost roughly $400 million per day, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
• The Office of Management and Budget ordered “orderly shutdown” plans across agencies as the White House blamed Democrats and President Trump threatened workforce cuts.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics suspended key releases, including the U.S. jobs report, leaving markets and the Federal Reserve with less economic data to guide decisions.
• National parks, museums and some agency operations are curtailed, the FAA is sending thousands of staff home while controllers work without pay, and new Senate votes may not occur until the weekend.