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WASHINGTON—The Senate adjourned for the weekend amid a month-long government shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that “tens of millions of American families will struggle” if the shutdown continues. New York has declared a state of emergency, dipping into local funds to provide 40 million meals for residents who rely on SNAP benefits. A federal judge is now considering whether to order the federal government to use a $5 billion contingency fund to prevent a lapse in the food stamp program.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump called on Thursday for the removal of the Senate's filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock during a government shutdown now in its 30th day.

The filibuster is the Senate rule for agreement by 60 of its 100 members to pass most legislation. Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the Senate and a 219–213 majority in the House of Representatives.

"It is now time for the Republicans to play their "TRUMP CARD," and go for what is called the Nuclear Option—Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW," Trump wrote on social media.

There was no end in sight on Thursday to the partial shutdown, as Senate Republicans urged Democrats to support a stopgap funding measure through Nov. 21 while the latter demanded negotiations to extend expiring federal tax credits.

Such credits help Americans buy private health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The shutdown began on Oct. 1, the first day of the 2026 federal fiscal year, because congressional Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on legislation to fund government services.

The shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, shaving up to 2 percent from gross domestic product in the fourth quarter due to the lapse in government spending, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday.

"Well, now WE are in power, and if we did what we should be doing, it would IMMEDIATELY end this ridiculous, Country destroying 'SHUT DOWN,'" Trump posted on Thursday.

About 750,000 federal workers have been furloughed since government funding ended. The Trump administration has taken steps to pay troops, federal law enforcement and immigration officers, but other federal employees are working without pay.

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