Massachusetts Playbook: SHUTDOWN STATUS

With the House out of session, Rep. Jim McGovern popped by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office recently to catch up about how the ongoing government shutdown is playing out in each chamber. The duo filmed the convo, which included a fair amount of jabs at Republicans for the health care cuts Democrats want undone in the next government funding bill, and some anecdotes about how its already impacting their constituents back home. Catch their chat here and here.

The shutdown latest: Senators on both sides of the aisle united to pass a $925 billion defense policy bill Thursday, but the shutdown fight that could cause all active-duty troops to miss their first paycheck if there's no fix by Wednesday. The Senate is out until Tuesday, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is sticking to his strategy of keeping the House out of session until something moves in the upper chamber.

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