State Dept finalizes mass layoffs, says employees won’t be reinstated under shutdown-ending deal – Federal News Network

The government’s top watchdog is retiring — but the Trump probes continue – Politico

Congress must become a champion guard dog to defend its watchdog – Roll Call

‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies – Politico

Funding cuts may leave hundreds in St. Louis homeless, advocates and city leaders warn – STL Public Radio

Republicans have an affordability problem. They can’t agree on how to fix it. – Politico

Delayed federal funds for energy assistance draws concerns in Durham County: 'Constant stress' – ABC11

Judge temporarily blocks State Department layoffs – Roll Call

Education Department bringing back 260 civil rights employees – Politico

Democratic senators demand U.S. Park Police suspend hiring spree – Washington Post

ACA approval hits new high: Gallup – The Hill

Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire – AP

Senate Republicans divided over expiring health care subsidies – Semafor

Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums – NYTimes

Omaha woman's insurance quadruples as Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire – KETV 7 Omaha

Kansas and Missouri ACA marketplace users can’t afford potential increases, poll shows – KCUR

Higher insurance premiums, reduced federal subsidies stoke fears among Oklahomans – Oklahoma Voice

Parents 'stranded, lost' without state's long running early childhood program – Detroit Free Press

Trump’s plans to shatter the bureaucracy have a green light at the Supreme Court – Politico

Parents 'stranded, lost' without state's long running early childhood program – Detroit Free Press

Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts – NPR

Congress flails on health care as Obamacare deadline looms – CNN

How EPA grant cancellations are affecting 3 low-income communities – Politico

LIHEAP funding delays force Georgia agencies to postpone services – CBS News

Poll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away – New York Times

Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States – New York Times

Poll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away – NYTimes

2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey – KFF

Frustrated GOP barrels toward key health insurance vote without a clear plan – The Hill

Trump wants a health care deal. He’s leaving the details to Congress. – Politico

Senate Democrats eye vote on 3-year Obamacare subsidy extension – Politico

‘The mission is dead’: Federal workers say the shutdown made an ‘extremely trying year’ worse – Federal News Network

50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump – NPR

Trump admin releases $3.7B of delayed household energy aid – Politico

Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States – New York Times

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine – NYTimes

Republicans want a health care plan. They don’t know what will go in it. – Politico

Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January – NBC News

Trump admin releases $3.7B of delayed household energy aid – Politico

'God forbid something happens': North Carolina residents face 2026 health insurance increases – The Daily Tar Heel

Obamacare subsidies expire this month. Many Republicans are shrugging. – Politico

Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States – New York Times

House Budget Democrats demand Vought hearing – Punchbowl

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine – NYTimes

FAA Ramps Up Probe on Airlines’ Flight Reductions During Government Shutdown – Wall Street Journal

A Weary Congress Stares Down a Whirlwind December Sprint – NOTUS

Senate barrels toward failure on health care – Politico

The Plan to Address Expiring ACA Subsidies Is That There Is No Plan – NOTUS

GOP pessimism grows over any deal to extend expiring health care subsidies – The Hill

Facing a subsidy sunset, Montanans brace for health insurance increases – Bozeman Daily Chronicle

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine – NYTimes

Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes – AP

Marion man says SNAP benefit delays from government shutdown still impacting him weeks later – KCRG Iowa

FAA Ramps Up Probe on Airlines’ Flight Reductions During Government Shutdown – Wall Street Journal

A Weary Congress Stares Down a Whirlwind December Sprint – NOTUS

‘A full-blown crisis’: Americans brace for a surge in healthcare costs – Financial Times

Congress waits on Trump as December health sprint begins – Politico

GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare? – Washington Post

For Republicans, it’s crunch time on health care – The Hill

‘A full-blown crisis’: Americans brace for a surge in healthcare costs – Financial Times

Missourians to see health insurance premiums spike as subsidies expire – Springfield News Leader

Arizonans face health care uncertainty amid confusion over premiums – Kiowa County (Co.) Press

Democrats winning on health care post-shutdown, some analysts say – Roll Call

Food insecurity faces ripple effects of shutdown, SNAP pauses – Ohio Capital Journal

SNAP benefits are flowing again, but many enrollees will soon hit another hurdle – CNN

Some DoD civilians are still waiting for back pay weeks after shutdown’s end – Federal News Network

Obamacare premiums are skyrocketing. Republicans can’t figure out what to do. – Politico

White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits – Politico

Some Republicans want to try to pass another mega-bill on health care – Washington Post

Republicans face a health care backlash in Georgia as subsidies set to expire – Politico

Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter – Reuters

These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA – NPR

Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills – Roll Call

Trump wants to ‘return education to the states.’ Is that what he’s doing? – Washington Post

Trump admin acknowledges difficulties in transferring Education programs to other agencies, internal documents show – Government Executive

Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’ – The Guardian

Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate – CNN

'We're in limbo': A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms – BBC

A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday – NPR

Food Pantries Brace For Huge Increase In Need As Feds Cut Off SNAP Funding – Block Club Chicago

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases – New York Times

Oz: Coming spike in ACA premium payments ‘not the big issue’ – The Hill

As Shutdown Fight Hits SNAP Aid and Obamacare, Trump States Set to Pay Bigger Price – Time Magazine

Head Start programs serving nearly 65,000 kids at risk of closing amid government shutdown – ABC News

Shutdown standoff: Why experts say the Trump administration is sitting on SNAP funds – CBS 

Thaw in shutdown talks raises senators’ hopes for a deal next week – Semafor

Rank-and-file senators engage in ‘shadow negotiation’ in search for shutdown end – CNN

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases – NYTimes

Morning Consult poll shows voters blame Republicans for shutdown – Politico

Republican strategist says pocket rescissions could backfire on GOP in the future – NPR

Republicans decry White House moves to defund oversight activities – Politico

Trump cancels food research funding popular with Republicans – Politico

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to withhold $4B in foreign aid approved by Congress – Politico

Shutdown pain may not be evenly spread as OMB readies hatchet – Roll Call

The real cost of a shutdown: Disrupting the U.S. workforce, innovation and national security – Government Executive

What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget – NPR

Education Department ends grant programs for minority-serving institutions – Politico

Past Pocket Rescissions Are Not Precedents for Power Vought Claims – LawFare

One thing Republicans agree on ahead of this fall’s funding fight – Politico

White House plans to shut down board probing deadly steel mill blast – Politico

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations – New York Times

Trump’s Get-Tough Approach on Homelessness May Sweep Up Veterans – New York Times

White House restores spending database it sought to keep secret – Roll Call

Watchdog: IRS didn't follow its own procedures in DOGE-fueled layoffs – Politico

Dems: Agency watchdogs burdened by staff losses – Politico

Republicans voted to slash Biden-era transportation grants. Their constituents aren’t happy. – Politico

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes. – New York Times

DOE lab to slash 130 jobs as Trump budget cuts loom – Politico

A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply – New York Times