Overview

• The White House budget office instructed federal agencies to activate contingency plans as funding lapsed at midnight on Oct. 1.
• The Senate vote on the Republican continuing resolution failed 55–45, short of the 60 votes needed to advance.
• A small number of Democrats supported the measure while Republican Senator Rand Paul opposed it, reflecting cross-party defections.
• The GOP plan would have extended current spending levels through Nov. 21, as Democrats press for guarantees to continue health-care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
• The Congressional Budget Office projects roughly 750,000 federal employees will be furloughed as nonessential services scale back.