<h1>Failed cloture leaves federal funding lapse as filibuster blocks bill; minority demands ACA tax credits, talks continue</h1> A Senate cloture vote failed to advance a short-term appropriations bill, leaving a federal funding lapse in place as the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold prevents passage without minority support. The minority party is conditioning support on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act marketplace tax credits, while the majority presses repeated votes on a House-passed stopgap at near-current spending levels. The executive branch signals plans for agency cuts, layoffs and targeted withholding of funds. Bipartisan negotiations are underway but face uncertainty over whether any compromise can satisfy both the White House and congressional leaders, and the shutdown poses immediate economic and payroll risks for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.