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 Friday, November 7, 2025, the U.S. government shutdown reached its 40th day as senators in Washington held a weekend session, threatening services for millions and leaving federal workers unpaid.
- Negotiators trace the impasse to competing plans over funding and health subsidies, with Democratic leaders pushing to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies while rejecting the House-passed legislation since Oct. 1.
- The FAA began reductions covering 4% of flights at 40 airports, causing U.S. airlines to cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights amid 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 to fund the government with a short-term extension until Nov. 21.
- If subsidies lapse, premiums on Affordable Care Act exchanges are expected to more than double next year, while President Donald Trump remains unlikely to compromise, complicating talks by a small bipartisan group of 10 to 12 Democratic senators.
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“We’re only a handful of votes away” from passing legislation to reopen the government, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Saturday.
Disruptions Raise Stakes for Senators as Record-Breaking Government Shutdown Hits 40th Day
The government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—reached its 40th day on Nov. 9, as the funding lapse has led to disruptions in flights nationwide, left federal workers without pay, and has threatened access to food assistance for millions of needy Americans as Congress vies for an end to the showdown. The Senate stayed in Washington over the weekend in the hope of brokering a deal to end the standoff that has stretched into its sixth week. H…
US shutdown hits 40th day, senators seeking breakthrough work through weekend
The US government shutdown entered its 40th day Sunday with senators still deadlocked over a plan to reopen federal agencies. Disputes over health care subsidies stalled efforts to end a standoff that has halted paychecks, snarled air travel, and threatened food aid for millions.
U.S. government shutdown reaches its 40th day as senators work through a crucial weekend
The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day Sunday even as senators stayed in Washington for a grueling weekend session hoping to find an end to the funding fight that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for millions of Americans and left federal workers without pay.
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