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Shutdown Reaches 34 Days as Senate Returns to Quiet Talks

Quiet Senate talks show tentative movement despite limited prospects for a quick vote.

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The Washington Monument is cast in silhouette as the sun sets, more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 2, 2025.
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Overview

  • The lapse ranks as the second-longest on record and is on track to tie the 35‑day 2019 shutdown on Nov. 4 and set a new record on Nov. 5 if it continues.
  • Rank‑and‑file senators report progress in bipartisan discussions, yet the White House says it will not meet Democrats until the government reopens and any deal could still take days to move through Congress.
  • The core dispute centers on Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, with Senate Democrats conditioning votes to reopen on an extension and Republicans urging a clean funding bill; Senate leaders have floated a vote on subsidies without a broader deal.
  • Two federal judges ordered the use of $5 billion in contingency funds to cover SNAP, but payments stopped Nov. 1 and it remains unclear when benefits for up to 42 million people will resume.
  • Health impacts are mounting as many hospital CIOs pause IT projects, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force postpones its November meeting, and hospital‑at‑home admissions drop 67% following program disruptions.