House Dems plan to flood the zone with shutdown messaging

• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has held a series of press conferences and media availabilities at the Capitol this week, haranguing Trump and Republican leadership for refusing to come to the table.
• Democrats have been demanding provisions in a short-term funding measure to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and potentially restore Medicaid funding that was slashed in the Big, Beautiful Bill.

What we're hearing: Jeffries reiterated to his members on a Friday afternoon caucus call that they will likely be in D.C. for much of the coming week starting on Monday, according to multiple sources.

• Members were provided with a full schedule of mobilizations, the sources said, including press conferences, rallies, creator engagements and media rows.
• Many Democrats will join their leader on Capitol Hill, though others — including those from far-flung Western states and observant Jewish members celebrating Yom Kippur — plan to stay home.

Zoom in: Jeffries also offered a glimpse into just how far apart Democrats and Republicans still are on averting a government shutdown.

• He told members that he spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and that Senate Democrats still oppose Republicans' government funding measure, sources said.