"Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th day of the shutdown, the speaker said he was unaware of the details of the thousands of federal workers being fired by the Trump administration. It's a highly unusual mass layoff widely seen as way to seize on the shutdown to reduce the scope of government. Vice President JD Vance has warned of "painful" cuts ahead, even as employee unions sue."
"With no endgame in sight, the shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future. The closure has halted routine government operations, shuttered Smithsonian museums and other landmark cultural institutions and left airports scrambling with flight disruptions, all injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy. The House is out of legislative session, with Johnson refusing to recall lawmakers back to Washington, while the Senate, closed Monday for the federal holiday, will return to work Tuesday."
A prolonged government shutdown has halted routine government operations, shuttered Smithsonian museums and cultural institutions, disrupted flights, and injected further uncertainty into a precarious economy. Thousands of federal workers are being fired in an unusual mass layoff widely seen as a move to reduce the scope of government, and employee unions have filed lawsuits. Lawmakers are stalemated over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats demand be extended while Republicans insist the issue can be addressed later. The House remains out of session, the Senate faces failed votes, and military personnel were paid after presidential intervention, removing one negotiating pressure point. Open enrollment begins Nov. 1, raising fears of soaring insurance premiums if subsidies lapse.
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