<h1>Government shutdown continues as impasse over health subsidy renewal and budget priorities stalls federal operations.</h1> A government shutdown continues as partisan deadlock centers on renewal of health insurance subsidies versus preserving existing spending levels; the lapse has led to furloughs and unpaid work, the administration has used pocket rescissions to withhold approved appropriations, and congressional procedural dynamics-including continuing resolution proposals and filibuster thresholds-are determining which funding measures may advance.