The longest authorities shutdown in U.S. historical past seems to be nearing its finish, after senators all of the sudden superior a funding deal over the weekend after 40 days of little progress.
The settlement nonetheless must cross the Senate and the Home earlier than going to President Donald Trump’s desk. Within the meantime, ache continues to develop for Individuals on every part from meals help to air journey.
Here is a timeline of main developments from the weekslong deadlock.
Oct. 1: The federal authorities shut down at 12:01 a.m. after competing Republican and Democratic proposals that may have funded the federal government failed within the Senate on the eleventh hour. The Democrat invoice included extensions for well being care subsidies underneath the Inexpensive Care Act whereas the Republicans’ “clear” invoice would have funded the federal government at present ranges till Nov. 1.
An indication signifies that the Nationwide Gallery of Artwork in Washington, D.C., is closed, Oct. 21, 2025, because of the authorities shutdown.
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Oct. 10: The Trump administration begins to put off hundreds of federal employees. Companies impacted embody the Commerce, Training, Power, Well being and Human Companies, Housing and City Improvement, Homeland Safety and Treasury departments.
Oct. 14: Two weeks into the shutdown with just about no progress, Home Speaker Mike Johnson predicts they’re headed towards “one of many longest shutdowns in American historical past.” The Home has remained out of session the complete shutdown after Republican members handed a clear, seven-week funding invoice in mid-September.
Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks to reporters on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Oct. 15: The Pentagon says that troops have been paid and won’t miss a paycheck because of the shutdown after shifting present funds.
Oct. 24: Greater than 500,000 federal workers miss their first full paycheck. Days later, the president of the nation’s largest union representing federal employees referred to as on lawmakers to cross a short-term spending invoice to finish the shutdown, a press release seized on by Republicans to ramp up stress on Democrats.
Birds fly across the Capitol dome, Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington.
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Oct. 30: President Trump, after weeklong abroad journey, inserts himself within the shutdown showdown by calling on Senate Republicans to terminate the filibuster in an effort to unilaterally reopen the federal government. However Senate Majority Chief John Thune rapidly rejected Trump’s demand.
President Donald J Trump holds a lists of potential laws ought to Republicans take away the Senate filibuster, as he hosts a bilateral lunch with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban on the White Home in Washington, November 7, 2025.
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Nov. 1: Funds run dry for SNAP advantages, leaving 42 million Individuals weak — and setting off a complex legal fight between the administration and states. Plus, open enrollment begins for Inexpensive Care Act recipients with costs for insurance coverage premiums skyrocketing subsequent yr.
Volunteers on the San Antonio Meals Financial institution load luggage of potatoes for a meals distribution for SNAP recipients and different households affected by the federal shutdown, Nov. 6, 2025, in San Antonio.
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Nov. 4: The Senate fails for the 14th time to advance a clear, short-term funding invoice.
Nov. 5: The shutdown turns into the longest in U.S. historical past. Trump brings Senate Republicans to the White Home to speak shutdown, after Republican losses in key elections across the country. Democrats capitalize on election wins to argue Republicans ought to negotiate with them on well being care.
Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer departs a Democratic luncheon on the U.S. Capitol, November 6, 2025 in Washington.
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Nov. 7: Air journey is much more closely impacted because the Federal Aviation Administration begins to reduce flight capacity at main airports throughout the nation. Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer placed on the desk a Democratic proposal for a short-term extension of presidency funding that features a one-year extension of ACA subsidies. Republicans rapidly rejected the provide.
Individuals journey by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport on November 7, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Nov. 8: Thune mentioned he plans to maintain the Senate in session till the federal government is funded, and mentioned Republicans will push ahead with a plan to advance a short-term funding invoice with a “mini-bus” of three, full-year funding payments for SNAP advantages and the Particular Supplemental Vitamin Program for Girls, Infants, and Youngsters, in addition to veterans applications. Schumer calls it a “horrible mistake” for Republicans to have rebuffed Democrats’ provide.
Senate Majority Chief John Thune responds to stories on the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 7, 2025.
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Nov. 9: A sudden breakthrough second on Capitol Hill as senators attain a bipartisan deal to finish the shutdown. Eight Democrats vote with Republicans to advance the measure in a 60-40 vote.
The invoice doesn’t embody any of the Democratic calls for on well being care, however sources informed ABC Information that Republican management promised to permit a vote on a invoice of Democrats’ selecting associated to the ACA in December.
Senate members voted to finish the federal government shutdown, Nov. 9, 2025, on the Capitol.
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It additionally features a new authorities funding extension of Jan. 30, 2026; language to reverse Trump administration firings in the course of the shutdown; and to make sure furlough employees obtain backpay.
Nov. 10: Senate reconvenes to maneuver forward on the deal, with questions remaining on how briskly they will get it achieved. Speaker Johnson tells Home members to begin returning to Washington instantly, and says the Home will vote as rapidly as doable on the funding invoice as soon as it clears the Senate to ship it to President Trump’s desk.
