Overview
- Senators again failed to advance competing funding bills, leaving neither party with the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster after multiple unsuccessful roll calls.
- The House is not in session, and Speaker Mike Johnson says there is nothing to negotiate, putting pressure on a handful of Democratic votes in the Senate to break the impasse.
- The White House walked back President Trump’s claim that firings had begun, clarifying that workers are furloughed for now, though layoffs are being prepared if the closure persists.
- Kevin Hassett estimates the shutdown could cost about $15 billion per week, while UBS projects roughly a 0.1 percentage point drag on GDP growth for each full week of closure.
- Renewal of Affordable Care Act subsidies remains the central dispute, with Democrats insisting on an extension and Trump saying he will discuss the issue only after the government reopens.