Overview

• President Trump met at the White House with Vice President J.D. Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, but the session ended without agreement.
• Vance said he expects a funding lapse beginning Oct. 1 and blamed Democrats, while Schumer reported large remaining differences and said final decisions rest with Trump.
• The White House budget office directed agencies to ready termination and layoff letters as part of shutdown contingency planning.
• Democrats seek extensions of enhanced ACA tax credits and Medicaid safeguards to avoid coverage losses and premium hikes for millions.
• Republicans control both chambers and the presidency but require Democratic votes to reach 60 in the Senate, and a lapse would halt some federal services and pause releases of key economic data.