It's Day 30 of the partial shutdown. Dialogue ramps up among senators on somehow ending the funding lapse. Both parties broaden their shutdown-related messaging. And whenever the House returns to legislative session, it'll have a lot to catch up on. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Open enrollment is likely to begin with questions still surrounding expiring enhanced health insurance subsidies. More votes On tariffs, including a measure to end a 35 percent levy against Canada, are on tap this week. And another vote related to strikes on alleged drug-running boats is likely as soon as next week. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

Hopes fade for a compromise on federal employees' pay. A move by a federal employee union illuminates Democrats' competing priorities. And Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow for removing the register of copyrights while her firing is in court. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

The Agriculture Department says it lacks authority to fund food stamps while appropriations are lapsed. Senators focused on sanctioning Russia are on the same page as the EU. And the Energy Department wants to see speedier approvals for data centers. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.

It's Day 24 of the partial government shutdown. The Senate could compromise on a bill to pay federal workers during the shutdown. But a deal on health care subsidies is looking less likely. And the top House appropriator is looking to quickly get a three-bill spending package moving when the government reopens. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

With the shutdown now in a fourth week, the Senate holds a procedural vote on a bill to pay troops and certain civilian federal workers. The future for additional bipartisan Russia-related bills is unclear. And capital formation bills could be on tap in the Capitol once the House returns. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

The shutdown has now dragged long enough for Republicans to contemplate a longer stopgap funding measure. A dispute over hemp reemerges on the Agriculture spending bill. And defense authorizers want to have compromise text of their annual defense policy bill ready by early December. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.

It's Day 21 of the partial government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune ponders a potential longer-term stopgap. A Russia sanctions bill is on hold ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting. And the Supreme Court now has two major gun cases on this term's agenda. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

It's Day 20 of the partial government shutdown. Furloughs are coming for judiciary and nuclear security staff. A federal judge expands her temporary block on shutdown layoffs. And action on the next cryptocurrency bill is being held up by language in...the previous cryptocurrency bill. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.

It's Day 17 of the partial government shutdown. Zelenskyy visits Trump. Democrats pan Thune's latest offer on a health care vote. And SNAP funding could run out soon. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.