“Speaker Mike Johnson said the House could come back to pass emergency legislation to pay troops during the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasn’t willing to go there,” Politico reports.

“The unusual tactical disagreement between the two top congressional leaders played out in front of cameras Tuesday on Capitol Hill as the shutdown heads into its second week.”

“The White House has found funding to keep afloat a food aid program that had been threatened by the government shutdown,” Axios reports.

“The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (also known as WIC) is relied upon by millions of low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women and young children.”

Garrett Graff: “Right now, at least publicly, the shutdown largely hinges on a deal to continue health subsidies for some 24 million Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace to buy insurance. But even if Democrats and Republicans come to an agreement on those expiring subsidies, no one has answered the fundamental question: How can Democrats count on those agreed-upon subsidies actually being paid?” 

“These budget negotiations and the shutdown must be seen against the backdrop of the entire year of presidential overreach and constitutional violations. All year, we’ve seen this administration treat appropriations bills less as laws-to-follow and more like Lucy playing football with Charlie Brown. What should make this moment any different?”

“How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget ‘deal’ with this administration if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the ‘deal’ he wants?”

Earlier for members: The Case Democrats Should Be Making

“The Office of Management and Budget on Friday quietly revised a shutdown guidance document to remove references to a law passed in 2019 to guarantee that all federal workers are provided backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations,” Government Executive reports.