Federal government enters partial shutdown as House delays votes until Monday

The US federal government is entering a partial shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass spending bills before midnight late Friday, even though the Senate passed a spending package that same day. The Senate approved a series of bills to fund parts of the government on Friday, but the House is out of session through the weekend and is not set to vote on them until late Monday at the earliest, meaning the shutdown will last at least a few days.

Some agencies and programs were already funded through September 30, so parts of the government will keep operating — including SNAP and WIC, national parks, veterans benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and pay for Capitol Hill staff. Other agencies could be affected if the shutdown drags out, including the Department of Defense (including troops), the State Department, the Treasury Department, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection would remain operational because the Department of Homeland Security received $190 billion in July under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," including about $75 billion for ICE and roughly $65 billion for CBP. The Senate also passed a reformulated package that would fund DHS for only two weeks to allow renegotiation.

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