Overview
- The federal shutdown that began October 1 is now the longest on record, and President Trump pressed Senate Republicans to end it by scrapping the filibuster, saying it is already weighing on the stock market.
- Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer sent Trump a letter seeking an urgent meeting to negotiate funding and address health-care provisions at the center of the standoff.
- The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that about 1.4 million federal employees are directly affected and that a prolonged shutdown could trim U.S. GDP by roughly 1–2%, according to reporting.
- During Nov. 5 arguments, Supreme Court justices voiced skepticism about Trump’s authority to impose many tariffs; Politico reports the administration is preparing contingency plans as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the hearing as encouraging.
- International fallout continued as Bloomberg reported several EU leaders plan to skip the EU–CELAC summit partly over concerns about U.S. actions, and The New York Times reported Venezuela strike options that special envoy Richard Grenell publicly dismissed as erroneous.