US EditionUS federal government shutdown continues into its 40th day
Flight cancellations exceed 1,300 and subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans may end, risking premium doubling, as bipartisan talks seek to end the 40-day shutdown.
- On Sunday, November 9, 2025, the U.S. government shutdown reached its 40th day as senators in Washington stayed through a gruelling weekend session, disrupting flights, food assistance, and federal pay.
- Negotiators trace the impasse to competing plans over funding and health subsidies, as Democratic leaders push to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and reject the House-passed legislation since Oct. 1.
- The FAA began reductions covering 4% of flights at 40 airports, with U.S. airlines cancelling more than 2,500 weekend flights due to staffing shortages at radar centres and control towers.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said `We're only a handful of votes away` as Republican leaders need five more votes and consider a short-term extension through Nov. 21.
- If subsidies lapse, premiums on Affordable Care Act exchanges are expected to more than double next year, while President Donald Trump is unlikely to compromise soon, complicating talks by a small bipartisan group of 10 to 12 Democratic senators.
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US government shutdown enters 40th day as senators work through the weekend to find breakthrough
The longest federal government shutdown in US history continues into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators clash over health care funding. The shutdown has left critical programmes like food aid unfunded, federal employees unpaid and caused major disruptions to critical sectors, like avia
US federal government shutdown continues into its 40th day
The longest federal government shutdown in US history continues into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators clash over health care funding. The shutdown has left critical programmes like food aid unfunded, federal employees unpaid and caused major disruptions to critical sectors, like avia
Sydney Morning Herald
US government shutdown reaches 40 days
The US government shutdown has reached day 40 and it's costing tens of billions of dollars every week.
The government's closure extended to its 40th day on Sunday, while senators remained in Washington for a grueling weekend session in hopes of finding a solution to the financing dispute that has interrupted domestic flights, threatened food aid for millions of Americans, and left federal workers unpaid.
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