US EditionSenate to Vote Friday on Pathway to End Shutdown
The shutdown has caused over 3,300 flight delays nationwide and threatens up to 4,000 daily cancellations, with Senate talks aiming to resolve the impasse soon.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said he is hopeful the shutdown that began Oct. 1 could end within days as the Senate stays in session pursuing a deal.
- Amid the spending standoff, Democrats want Republicans and the Trump administration to address ACA premium rises while Senate Republicans resist ending the filibuster.
- FlightAware.com reported more than 3,300 flight delays Thursday, as air traffic controllers and essential government workers remain unpaid, causing staffing callouts and forcing flight reductions at 40 airports, the administration said.
- The shutdown has closed many federal offices, left government workers without paychecks, and disrupted SNAP payments for 42 million households, while federal home heating oil assistance may also be affected.
- On Thursday, the shutdown reached its 37th day and could end with a short-term spending package into December or January if five to 10 Democrats join talks as senators stay in Washington.
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Senate Eyes Weekend Session
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune said senators could begin voting as soon as Friday on a package of FY2026 spending bills and a stopgap funding measure that would reopen the federal government — but there’s not a lot of optimism about getting to a quick resolution,” Punchbowl News reports. “Thune is also teasing potential weekend work, as well as a possible vote Friday afternoon on Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) bill to pay federal workers during t…
Thune Indicates Senate Could Vote on Ending Government Shutdown on Friday
by Misty Severi Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday told reporters that he hopes to hold the next vote to end the longest government shutdown in American history on Friday, but appeared cautious about having enough bipartisan support to make it happen. The government shutdown became the longest on record on Tuesday, surpassing the 35-day record that was set during the first Trump administration. The current shutdown began on Oct. 1 a…
Durbin on Shutdown: We Made Healthcare 'From Zero to a Major Factor' in Elections
While speaking with CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent and host Manu Raju on Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) defended a potential measure to reopen the government that wouldn’t have provisions on Obamacare in it by saying that “We have brought this The post Durbin on Shutdown: We Made Healthcare ‘From Zero to a Major Factor’ in Elections appeared first on Breitbart.
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