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U.S. Shutdown Becomes Longest on Record as Senate Weighs Off‑Ramp Deal

Negotiators report progress toward a short‑term funding bill linked to a later up‑or‑down vote on expiring ACA subsidies.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump gestures while walking across the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 2: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House on November 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The funding lapse crossed into day 36, with SNAP disruptions, unpaid federal workers and mounting travel delays highlighting the toll on millions.
  • The Senate rejected the House’s clean stopgap for the 14th time, as the 60‑vote filibuster threshold kept Republicans from advancing the bill without Democratic support.
  • Centrist senators from both parties intensified talks on a plan that would reopen government through December or January and guarantee a date‑certain vote on ACA premium tax credits.
  • President Trump urged Republicans to abolish the filibuster and threatened to withhold SNAP benefits, even as courts ordered contingency funds released for food assistance.
  • State and local election results sharpened political pressure, and Republicans were invited to meet Trump at the White House as leaders searched for a path to end the standoff.