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Enough Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to break government shutdown impasse
At least 60 votes are needed to move the bill forward. In past votes, Sen. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against the bill while Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman, as well as Independent Angus King, voted for it. At least five more Democrats would have to vote in favor of the bill to move it forward.

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WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on key test to end the government shutdown
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Senate breaks Democratic filibuster in key vote toward reopening the government
Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session
Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers ha...

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US senators reach deal aimed at ending longest government shutdown in history
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
Enough Democrats expected to vote with Republicans to end shutdown: Sources
Although most Senate Democrats are likely to oppose this bill, they are resigned to the fact that this part of the fight is over, sources said.

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Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer
Senate Republicans decline Democratic offer to reopen the government as shutdown enters 38th day

Tonight's test vote is more than just that

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram explains the importance of the Senate's test vote tonight on whether the government will remain shutdown or not on 'The Big Weekend Show.'

Senate Closes In on Vote on Ending Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans have made what amounts to a counteroffer in a bid to end the government shutdown, proposing that some healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than be used to pay for a one-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Abigail Spanberger says Democrats' election wins aren't a green light to extend shutdown

The Democratic Virginia governor-elect said both parties should vote to open the government even if there's no deal to extend health care subsidies.

Will the Senate vote today on government shutdown? They plan to. See shutdown updates

Despite murmurs of a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, betting odds on Polymarket as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 7 show that 54% think that the shutdown will end Nov. 16 or later. The predicted end date is Nov. 18.

READER POLL: Will flight delays during government shutdown affect your vote in next election?

Travel chaos is mounting as the federal government shutdown forces the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce air traffic by up to 10% at 40 major U.S. airports, including BWI Marshall Airport,

Election 2025 Results Expose Republicans’ Post-Trump Vulnerabilities

Democratic dominance in the 2025 election raises questions of whether Republicans can duplicate Trump's electoral success.

Takeaways from the 2025 general election, in charts

After voters swung toward Republican Donald Trump during last fall’s presidential election, states like Virginia and New Jersey swung back towards Democratic candidates at nearly the same velocity as 2024’s shift,

The winners and losers of the government shutdown deal

The record-breaking U.S. government shutdown appears headed for its end after more than a month of Washington gridlock caused real pain on main street. It's welcome news to many in Washington and around the country after the stalemate led to furloughs and firings of hundreds of thousands of federal workers,
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