Weeks-Long Shutdown Drags On Amid Senate Impasse | JQJO

With the shutdown stretching past four weeks, Congress remains stuck as Democrats demand an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies and Republicans push a clean bill to reopen. ACA open enrollment on Nov. 1 looms, along with warnings that SNAP benefits could end this weekend, while federal workers miss paychecks. After repeated votes, a House-passed stopgap is still five Senate votes short. Leaders trade blame: Chuck Schumer predicts pressure on Republicans; JD Vance urges more Democrats to vote yes. Lawmakers float interim fixes, from paying federal workers to standalone food aid, but no deal is in sight.