November 05, 2025

Will Democratic wins derail any shutdown deal?

It’s Day 36 of the government shutdown. This is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

There was finally some momentum on Monday and Tuesday toward a bipartisan deal to end the standoff.

But Senate Democrats who want to keep up the fight are pointing to Tuesday’s election results as evidence that the public is with them — and that they shouldn’t cave now.

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By:  Andrew Desiderio, John Bresnahan, Laura Weiss
Source: Punchbowl News