Overview
- The Senate has failed more than a dozen times to advance a House stopgap as the 60‑vote threshold holds, with Republicans at 53–47 lacking the Democratic votes needed.
- SNAP funds ran out for roughly 42 million people, and the administration told a court it will send about half the usual November benefits even as the president publicly tied aid to reopening.
- Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed or working without pay, and key services from airports to Head Start and the IRS face escalating disruptions.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned of potential massive delays and even partial airspace closures if air traffic controllers continue to miss paychecks.
- The CBO estimates roughly $11 billion in economic losses for each additional week, and centrist senators are holding quiet talks that have yet to produce a deal.