Shutdown Progress in Doubt as Democrats Grow Emboldened After Election

Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown

Democrats Vow To Continue Shutdown For Sake Of The Party’s ‘Brand’

By Andi Shae Napier, Daily Caller News Foundation | November 06, 2025 Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday his party’s “brand” could undergo “substantial damage” if Democrats were to cave and reopen the federal government following their overwhelming election victories Tuesday night. “There will be some pretty substantial damage done to a Democratic brand that has been rehabilitated, if on the heels of an election in which the …

Democrats Not Ready To Cave as Shutdown Drags On

The funding impasse on Capitol Hill has contributed to flight delays, interrupted food benefits for millions, and things are getting worse.

Democrats try a new shutdown strategy: Unity

After weeks of different Democrats taking different shutdown approaches, Democrats emerged from an hours-long meeting on Thursday advocating a new strategy: Unity.

If Democrats Cave on the Shutdown Now, What Was It All For?

The party finally has momentum after Tuesday, but it would be just like them to find a way to lose it.

'We Love to Overplay Our Hands': Democrats Mull Shutdown End

Two days after Democrats saw resounding election victories in multiple states, the debate inside their own ranks over the government shutdown has only intensified, pitting progressives determined to hold the line against moderates eyeing a potential off-ramp. A group of progressive Senators have been urging colleagues not to accept any deal that reopens the government without a binding commitment to extend the Affordable Care Act’s expiring insu…