The Senate has passed a temporary funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Eight Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in approving a continuing resolution to keep the government open until the end of January in a vote late Monday, the 41st day of deadlock.
The outcome sets up another vote on the resolution in the House of Representatives, which, if passed, could see the government finally reopen for business after six weeks of federal workers going unpaid, airlines facing chaos, diminished public services, and legal battles over the future of critical food assistance programs.
Liberal commentators and some members of Congress, outraged after Democrats abandoned a shutdown battle with surging healthcare premiums at stake, are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside.
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — whose chamber is expected to vote on the latest funding resolution Wednesday — responded affirmatively when asked if his fellow New Yorker should remain in his position.
On The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart railed at opposition moderates for failing to stick to their principles in holding out for a deal on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, calling the cave-in a “world-class collapse.”
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Key Points
- Jon Stewart lashes out at Democrats over ‘world-class collapse’
- Senate votes to reopen government as resolution heads to House for Wednesday vote
- Chuck Schumer facing calls to resign
- Donald Trump waits as shutdown lurches towards endgame
- Who are the eight senators who crossed the aisle?
Trump says he is issuing proclamation for ‘victory day’ after watching other countries commemorating end of World War II
17:30 , Alex WoodwardWithin moments into his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day, Trump assailed Joe Biden and hailed “victory” over the Democrats in the shutdown battle.
He also said he wants the United States to hold its own Victory Day after watching Russia and France observe the end of World War II and the defeat of the Nazi regime, implying that they didn’t “win” any wars.
“I was recently at an event and I saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn’t,” he said in remarks to veterans.
“And I saw France was celebrating another Victory Day for World War II. And other countries were celebrating. They were all celebrating. We’re the one that won the wars,” he said.
“We won World War I. We won World War II. We won everything in between,” the president said in his remarks from Arlington National Cemetery to honor Veterans Day.
“We won everything that came before. Then, we brilliantly decided to change the name of this great thing we all created together,” he said, referring to his ceremonial move to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
“We became politically correct,” he said. “We don’t like being politically correct.”
Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom — he just wanted to
17:10 , Brendan RasciusIn an interview with Fox News, Trump admitted that he did not need to tear down the East Wing of the White House to build his sprawling $300 million ballroom.
“I could’ve built the ballroom around it,” he said in an interview that aired Monday. “I didn’t want to sacrifice a great ballroom for an OK ballroom by leaving it right smack in the middle.”
Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom but just wanted to
Trump hails Mike Johnson for shutdown-ending vote in remarks to veterans: 'He will go down as a great man some day'
17:08 , Alex WoodwardDonald Trump hailed Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson for steering Congress to a shutdown-ending vote on a temporary funding measure, saying Johnson will “go down as a great man.”
“And we are honored to be joined by a great man. He will go down as a great man some day,” Trump said. “We love you, Speaker.
Trump congratulated the men on Monday night’s vote, what Trump called a “very big victory for opening up our country. Should’ve never been closed.”
Watch: Trump and Vance deliver Veterans Day remarks
16:55 , Alex WoodwardTrump's transportation secretary responds to president's threats to air traffic controllers as aviation workers collect another $0 paycheck
16:45 , Alex WoodwardAfter Trump threatened to “dock” pay for air traffic controllers who have now collected two $0 paychecks during the shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he agrees that workers who showed up despite not being paid deserve to be “rewarded.”
“Some controllers were put in a very difficult position,” he told reporters at an airport in Wausau, Wisconsin, Tuesday.
“When they start out, they’re not making a lot. They may be the sole source of income. They were confronted with a real problem: do I not feed my family or do I try to find another pathway to put food on the table?” Duffy said. “And that was very real, and I’m cognizant of that. I don’t want to be unfair to people.”
But the administration will also study whether “bad actors” took time off “because the shutdown was an excuse for them.”
“The president said we’re going to reward the controllers that actually came to work, that had no missed scheduled days of work. $10,000 bonus,” he said. “I couldn’t agree more. We should reward them.”
Air traffic controllers, considered essential workers, are receiving a second $0 paycheck Tuesday amid the government shutdown.
They could be paid “within 48 hours” of the government reopening with a “lump sum” that amounts to 70 percent of their wages, Duffy said.
Watching: Donald Trump lays wreath to mark Veterans Day
16:35 , Alex WoodwardUK stops sharing some intel with US over Trump’s ‘drug boat’ strikes in Caribbean: report
16:30 , John BowdenThe United Kingdom has reportedly taken the unprecedented step of pausing some intelligence sharing with the United States over fears of being implicated in illegal strikes against vessels accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean.
UK stops sharing some intel with US over Trump’s ‘drug boat’ strikes: report
House Republican budget chief is stepping down after pushing Trump's deficit-exploding bill in Congress
16:21 , Alex WoodwardThe top Republican on the House Budget Committee will not seek reelection in 2026.
House Rep. Jodey Arrington, a fiscal hawk who aimed to tackle the deficit , helped usher in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — which added $3.4 trillion to the nation’s deficits between this year and 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
“I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service is a lifetime commitment, but public office is and should be a temporary stint in stewardship, not a career,” he told Fox News.
Arrington, who serves a safe GOP district in Texas, said he had a “very unique, generational impact opportunity, to be almost 10 years into this and to have the budget chairmanship, and to lead the charge to successfully pass that and to help this president fulfill his mandate from the people.”
“It just seems like a good and right place to leave it,” he said.
Watch live: Trump lays wreath to mark Veterans Day
15:51 , Alex WoodwardSupreme Court moving fast on SNAP freeze after Trump leaves millions who need food in limbo
15:45 , Alex WoodwardThe Supreme Court is expected to act quickly after receiving more briefs from Donald Trump’s administration, which is calling on the nation’s high court to deny full funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
The administration conceded that it would essentially drop the legal drama if and when the government reopens, but states are facing a series of issues over sending out funds as millions of Americans go hungry.
Supreme Court moving fast on SNAP after Trump leaves millions who need food in limbo
So, what's next?
15:30 , Alex WoodwardWith the Senate’s passage of a short-term funding bill to keep the government running through January, the ball is now in the House’s court.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called members back to Washington, D.C., yesterday, and lawmakers are expected to convene Wednesday to begin voting on the measure.
Republicans have an extremely narrow majority in the lower chamber of Congress, with 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats, but the White House-backed funding measure is expected to pass there before it heads to Trump’s desk.
As for the vast number of public services and federal workers that have been cut, furloughed, fired or drained of funding entirely, those may take a beat to get up and running. Aviation authorities have suggested flights could still be a mess even with workers collecting paychecks again after receiving $0 checks during the shutdown, and a legal battle over SNAP funding has complicated benefits programs in the states.
Funding bill would let Republican senators sue the government over Jan 6 phone records searches
15:15 , Alex WoodwardA provision in the short-term spending bill passed in the Senate late Monday would open the door for senators to sue for $500,000 each over phone records searches.
The measure is tied to revelations that federal investigators probed phone records of eight Republican senators in connection with investigations into January 6.
“This is outrageous. Another reason the CR should not pass,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy.
“It creates a new offense, tailored perfectly to allow Trump to write a government check of millions of dollars to 8 Republican Senators,” he said. “GOP Leader Thune just made 8 of his colleagues rich. Off taxpayer money.”
More on those records:
Republican claim Joe Biden’s FBI ‘tapped’ their phones. Here’s what really happened
Maine governor running to replace Susan Collins hit back over ACA vote
15:00 , Alex WoodwardMaine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills took aim at Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins for voting down a one-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Mills, who is running to replace Collins in the Senate, called her vote a “betrayal.”
“Susan Collins just voted against extending the ACA subsidies. This vote is a betrayal of Maine people, and it will send health care costs through the roof,” she wrote on X. “While I have fought to expand health care and to make it more affordable, Senator Collins and Republicans in Washington are doing the opposite.”
Susan Collins just voted against extending the ACA subsidies. This vote is a betrayal of Maine people, and it will send health care costs through the roof. While I have fought to expand health care and to make it more affordable, Senator Collins and Republicans in Washington are… https://t.co/UBTQklSHKw
— Janet Mills (@JanetMillsforME) November 11, 2025
Major progressive group launches primary campaign to oust Dems who backed Schumer
14:45 , Alex WoodwardAfter eight Democrats and senators who caucus with Democrats voted for a Trump-backed funding measure to reopen the government, major progressive organizing group Indivisible announced a program to back primary campaigns to oust Democrats who support Chuck Schumer.
Indivisible, which co-launched sweeping No Kings protests this year, said it will support Senate candidates on the condition that they are “firmly committed to opposing Schumer as Senate Majority Leader.”
“Chuck Schumer and a critical mass of Senate Democrats surrendered,” co-founder Ezra Levin said in a statement.
“For nearly six weeks, Republicans held the government hostage while threatening health care, food assistance, and basic services for millions of Americans. In these six weeks of the shutdown, Democrats had their best election night in over a decade, polls showed Republicans were losing this shutdown fight, and their base turned out for the largest protest in modern U.S. history with a resounding rejection of Trump and Republicans,” he added.
“We’re done waiting for Democrats to find their spine,” he said.
Newsom winning with young male voters according to polling pitting him against Vance
14:30 , Joe SommerladCalifornia’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom is leading JD Vance among young male voters, according to a new poll over a hypothetical 2028 presidential battle.
Republican pollster League of American Workers/TIPP found the governor is making headway with young men, following the demographic’s well-documented support for Trump in 2024.
It comes after rumors that Vice President Vance is the GOP faithful’s chosen successor to Trump to run for the top job in 2028.
When asked about his possible successors on Air Force One in late October, Trump named Vance for the presidency and Marco Rubio for his VP, describing the slate as “unstoppable”.
But, according to the poll, young male voters would prefer to see Newsom occupy the White House.
Nicole Wootton-Cane has more.
Gavin Newsom leading JD Vance with young male voters, poll says
South Park creators reveal reason behind recent focus on Trump
14:10 , Joe SommerladThe latest season of the Comedy Central classic has repeatedly mocked and belittled the president and its sharp political focus has been rewarded with a huge increase in viewership.
In a new interview, the show’s co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker say they found the Trump administration impossible to avoid.
“It’s not that we got all political,” said Parker. “It’s that politics became pop culture.”
Kevin EG Perry has more.
South Park creators reveal reason behind recent focus on Donald Trump
Trump responds to former MAGA ally Marjorie Taylor Greene’s gripes on prices and his world focus: ‘Lost her way’
13:50 , Joe SommerladThe president has lashed out at Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing the longtime MAGA firebrand of trying to ingratiate herself with Democrats by criticizing his recent pursuit of overseas peace deals and lack of focus on the kitchen table issues that propelled him back to the White House.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Trump responds to former MAGA ally Marjorie Taylor Greene’s gripes on prices
ICE reportedly standing down in Chicago after two months of raids
13:30 , Joe SommerladOn Truth Social last night, Trump issued a call for more troops in Chicago to address “murder and crime” in the city’s shopping district, just as it is reported that federal forces are being withdrawn from the Windy City.
Here’s more.
ICE reportedly standing down in Chicago as Trump cries: ‘CALL IN THE TROOPS’
Watch: The moment the Senate votes to reopen U.S government after longest shutdown in history
13:10 , Joe SommerladHere’s what Majority Leader Thune had to say last night after the 60-40 vote passed.
How fast will airports and flight schedules get back to normal after government shutdown ends?
12:50 , Joe SommerladTravel delays and disruptions have been piling up this week as the Federal Aviation Administration cuts flights at major airports and air traffic controllers go without pay because of the shutdown.
The FAA announced last week that airlines at 40 major airports must cut 4 percent of their flights starting Friday.
That requirement could rise to 6 percent by Tuesday, and 10 percent by Friday.
But with an end to the shutdown now in sight, here’s Katie Hawkinson in what might happen next.
How fast will air travel get back to normal after government shutdown ends?
How fast will SNAP food stamps start flowing again once the government reopens?
12:30 , Joe SommerladSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments – also known as food stamps – are at the center of an ongoing legal battle amid the government shutdown.
SNAP funding ran out November 1 but, as we have seen, the government could now be on a path to reopening, depending on how Wednesday’s vote in the House of Representatives plays out.
SNAP funds, which are distributed by the federal government to states each month, support roughly one in eight families, who receive an average of $188 per person per month, or about $6 per day.
Those funds are administered on prepaid cards that can be used to pay for groceries.
With the shutdown rolling on into November, many of the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits to feed their families have been left uncertain when they will receive their benefits.
Here’s Katie Hawkinson with the latest.
How fast will SNAP food stamps start flowing again once the government reopens?
Democrats caved and betrayed ‘No Kings’ protesters, says Maddow
12:10 , Joe SommerladAlmost as annoyed and incredulous as Jon Stewart was Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, who welcomed Vermont independent senator Bernie Sanders on her show last night to explain the extent of the disaster his former party has invited in.
Who are the eight Democrats who voted to reopen the government?
11:50 , Joe SommerladHere’s Owen Scott with a look at the breakaway members of the opposition who are being accused of giving away their party’s advantage and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Who are the eight Democrats who voted to reopen the government?
Donald Trump waits, pen poised, as shutdown lurches towards endgame
11:35 , Joe SommerladThe president has been uncharacteristically quiet about the Republican triumph in the Senate so far, preferring instead to exert light pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court as it weighs up the legality of his tariffs program, celebrate his Oval Office meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa and wish the U.S. Marine Corps a happy 250th birthday.
The U.S. Supreme Court was given the wrong numbers. The "unwind" in the event of a negative decision on Tariffs, would be, including investments made, to be made, and return of funds, in excess of 3 Trillion Dollars. It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a…
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 11, 2025
It was an Honor to spend time with Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, the new President of Syria, where we discussed all the intricacies of PEACE in the Middle East, of which he is a major advocate. I look forward to meeting and speaking again. Everyone is talking about the Great Miracle… https://t.co/bDktSeCv2a
HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR INCREDIBLE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS! FROM ITS FOUNDING AT TUN TAVERN IN PHILADELPHIA, TO THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA, KOREA, VIETNAM, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND EVERY FIGHT SINCE THEN, THE U.S. MARINES HAVE ALWAYS LED THE WAY, AND CRUSHED THEIR ENEMIES —…
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 10, 2025
His last direct comment on the shutdown was yesterday’s kingly direction: “All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially ‘docked.’ For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn’t take ANY TIME OFF for the ‘Democrat Shutdown Hoax,’ I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country.”
All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn't will be substantially "docked." For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn't take ANY TIME OFF for the "Democrat Shutdown Hoax," I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per…
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 10, 2025
Chuck Schumer facing calls to resign
11:20 , Joe SommerladStewart, a regular critic of the veteran Senate Minority Leader’s low energy brand of leadership, was not the only one to lash out at the veteran New Yorker over this week’s capitulation.
Representatives Ro Khanna, Rashida Tlaib, Mike Levin, Glenn Ivey, Delia Ramirez, Seth Moulton, Shri Thanedar, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia are among those to have already called on Schumer to step aside.
.@RoKhanna, who has called for Chuck Schumer to be replaced, says the only reason other Democrats aren't calling for it is because it would "offend a lot of donors."
— Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) November 10, 2025
"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to… pic.twitter.com/AgDzN2MXFO
I asked @RoKhanna who he thinks should be the next Democratic Leader in the Senate:
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) November 11, 2025
"I like Chris Van Hollen, I like Chris Murphy, I like Elizabeth Warren. Someone who has shown moral clarity and someone who gets this moment." pic.twitter.com/QzBTsqPrtZ
Sen. Schumer has failed to meet this moment and is out of touch with the American people. The Democratic Party needs leaders who fight and deliver for working people.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) November 10, 2025
Schumer should step down.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries backed Schumer Monday, responding affirmatively when asked if his colleague should remain in his position and was an effective leader.
Interestingly, despite the anger against Schumer, a report from Axios suggests the senators in question would have folded earlier if not for his intervention.
The site reported yesterday that Schumer was privately persuading some moderates, who were ready to open the government just two weeks into the shutdown, to hold out until at least the beginning of November.
It’s unclear if the group of moderates was even big enough to push through legislation to fund the government.
Senate votes to reopen government as resolution heads to House for Wednesday vote
11:05 , Joe SommerladLast night’s events in the upper chamber of Congress sets up another vote on the resolution in the House of Representatives Wednesday, which, if passed, could see the government finally reopen for business after six weeks of federal workers going unpaid and diminished public services, from food stamps going without funding to airports cutting flights.
Eric Garcia has a full report.
Senate votes to reopen the government as health care future remains uncertain
Jon Stewart lashes out at Democrats over ‘world-class collapse’
10:50 , Joe SommerladThe Daily Show’s host Jon Stewart has railed at moderate Democrats for failing to stick to their principles in holding out for a deal on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies after the Senate passed a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Eight Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in approving a continuing resolution to keep the government open until the end of January in a vote late Monday, the 41st day of deadlock.
The centrists argued that doing so would allow more time to negotiate help for American citizens facing spiralling health insurance premium costs but Stewart argued they had been taken for a ride.
“Tonight’s show will be brought to you by: I can’t f***ing believe it,” he fumed, blowing up at the party for squandering the good will they had conjured through last week’s slate of election triumphs and producing a prop copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to deride their weak tactics.
“Democrats, you gave up the only leverage you had without getting commitments from Trump or Mike Johnson. I cannot f***ing believe it!” Stewart screamed.
You can watch his raging opening monologue in its entirety below:
Good morning
10:25 , Joe SommerladHello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the U.S. government shutdown, which could finally be about to come to an end after senators voted through a short-term funding deal late Monday with the help of seven breakaway Democrats and an independent.
The breakthrough sets up a vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday that, if passed, could see the deadlock ended after more than 40 days of impasse.
