Airlines have warned flight disruptions will continue even after the government shutdown ends.
“Airlines’ reduced flight schedules cannot immediately bounce back to full capacity right after the government reopens. It will take time, and there will be residual effects for days,” trade group Airlines for America said.
More than 1,200 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled as of Tuesday evening, and nearly 3,000 more have been delayed, according to data from FlightAware.
The Senate passed a temporary funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Monday.
Seven Democrats and an independent joined all but one Republican senator in approving a continuing resolution to keep the government open until the end of January.
The House of Representatives still has to vote on the bill, which, if passed, could see the government finally reopen for business after six weeks of federal workers going unpaid, airlines facing chaos 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 over Affordable Care Act subsidies, are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside.
Key Points
- Senate votes to reopen government as resolution heads to House for Wednesday vote
- John Fetterman tells Fox News that Democrats 'crossed a line'
- House Democrats come out swinging against Senate bill
- Who are the eight senators who crossed the aisle?
- Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into office tomorrow
- Flight cancelations tick up to 6 percent nationwide
Flight disruptions? No problem for one congressman driving his Harley to Washington
01:00 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Derrick Van Orden, a Wisconsin Republican, is taking his Harley-Davidson on his return trip to Washington, D.C., his press office says.
Guess who’s driving 951.8 miles from Wisconsin to DC on a Harley-Davidson 👀 pic.twitter.com/6MqKswihP4
— Rep. Derrick Van Orden Press Office (@RepVanOrden) November 11, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson told members Monday to return to Washington after sending them home during the government shutdown.
The House is expected to quickly vote on a short-term funding bill that the Senate passed Monday to open the government.
Flight cancellations and delays caused by the shutdown could cause a problem for lawmakers rushing back to D.C. – but not for Van Orden.
Former White House chief usher reacts to Trump's ballroom
00:40 , Rachel DobkinGary Walters, the White House’s longest-serving chief usher, has responded to President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for his massive ballroom.
“The original name of the building was the president’s house, and that’s where I start from. It’s the president’s home. He was elected to be there. And through the years, there have been a lot of changes that have occurred throughout the White House,” Walters told Politico.
Walters continued: “Representatives of the various administrations in recent history have spoken about the fact that the White House was relatively limited in the number of people that it could have in it by the space that was available, and we were constantly putting up and taking down tents to accommodate larger activities.
“I think there’s been a universal understanding that if you’re going to have an expanded desire to have more people, then you need a larger space.”
Why Republicans not extending Obamacare tax credits helps Democrats in the long run
00:20 , Eric GarciaRepublicans don’t appear all that interested in renewing expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, despite a pledge in the latest funding bill to revisit them next month.
Why Republicans not extending Obamacare tax credits helps Democrats in the long run
Watch: House Democrat rails against Trump for SNAP legal battle
00:03 , Rachel DobkinRanking member of the House Rules Committee Jim McGovern has railed against President Donald Trump for waging a legal battle over funding the food assistance program SNAP during the government shutdown.
“He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care,” McGovern said during a committee meeting Tuesday evening.
McGovern: He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care. pic.twitter.com/LI95eG2lXU
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 11, 2025
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended a pause on a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP for another two days as Congress inches closer to ending the government shutdown with the passage of a temporary funding bill that is expected to restart funding for the program.
Read more on the Court’s order from Alex Woodward:
Supreme Court extends order blocking full funding for SNAP with shutdown nearing end
Supreme Court extends order blocking full funding for SNAP benefits with shutdown nearing end
23:39 , Alex WoodwardThe Supreme Court will continue to block a judge’s order requiring Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund a critical food assistance program that helps prevent millions of Americans from going hungry.
The nation’s highest court extended a pause on that order for another two days as Congress inches closer to ending the government shutdown with passage of a temporary funding bill that is expected to restart funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
A brief order from the court Tuesday night noted that liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have rejected the Trump administration’s request and allowed the lower-court order requiring the government to fully fund the program to stand.
The Supreme Court’s order remains in effect until midnight Thursday. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a temporary funding measure to reopen the government Wednesday night.
Read on...
Supreme Court extends order blocking full funding for SNAP with shutdown nearing end
House Democrat leader responds to scheduled swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva: 'Long overdue'
23:37 , Rachel DobkinHouse Democratic Whip Katherine Clark has responded to the swearing-in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, scheduled for Wednesday, calling it “long overdue.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson has been accused of stalling Grijalva’s ceremony, as she would be key to forcing a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The speaker has denied these allegations, telling reporters in October amid the government shutdown, “It has nothing to do with that at all. We will swear her in when everybody gets back.”
Representative Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, said if Grijalva signs the discharge petition to force the Epstein files vote on Wednesday, the vote should be held in early December.
Democrats to introduce 3-year extension of ACA subsidies
23:16 , Rachel DobkinDemocrats will introduce a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies before the House Rules Committee Tuesday evening.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies told reporters, “Democrats led by myself and Whip Catherine Clark, will give the Republicans another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits by introducing an amendment that will extend these tax credits for a three year period of time.”
The amendment will be introduced during a House Rules Committee meeting Tuesday evening to set a rule for floor debate on the short-term funding bill passed by the Senate Monday.
Several Senate Democrats and an independent broke ranks to vote with Republicans on the bill to open the government without an extension to the ACA subsidies that Democrats were fighting for.
Swearing in of Democrat Adelita Grijalva 7 weeks after winning House election could force vote on releasing Epstein files
23:00 , John BowdenAdelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, his office said on Tuesday, ending weeks of delays and likely triggering a vote in the House of Representatives around the release of the Department of Justice’s trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The speaker’s office made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, as Congress appeared to be on the brink of ending the longest federal government shutdown in history. Johnson previously said that Grijalva’s swearing-in would be delayed until the shutdown ended.
Democrats in the chamber have loudly insisted for weeks that Johnson’s real aim in delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in was to prevent a vote on a resolution co-sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California) which, with Grijalva’s signature, will be forced to the House floor as privileged legislation. With the votes of every Democrat in the chamber and several Republicans, it’s expected to pass in an embarrassing defeat for the Trump administration.
More to follow...
House to swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday after seven week delay
Major clothing designer and retailer calls out Trump’s tariffs after announcing plans to shutter 150 locations
22:40 , Mike BediganA major U.S. clothing designer and retailer has called out Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs as having had a “meaningful” impact on its profits after announcing the closure of 150 stores across the country.
Carter’s said its operating income was down by approximately 62 percent over the first three quarters when compared to the same period last year.
Major US clothing store calls out Trump’s tariffs and plans to shutter 150 locations
Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into office tomorrow
22:18 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative-Elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election in September, will be sworn into office on Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced.
The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. ET.
Johnson has been accused of stalling Grijalva’s swearing-in, as she would be key to forcing a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The speaker has denied these allegations, telling reporters in October, “It has nothing to do with that at all. We will swear her in when everybody gets back.”
Johnson told House members Monday to return to Washington after sending them home amid the government shutdown. The House is expected to quickly vote on a short-term funding bill that the Senate passed Monday to open the government.
‘We are not pawns’: Prominent white South Africans hit back at Trump’s claims they are being ‘killed and slaughtered’
22:00 , Mike BediganA group of more than 40 prominent white South Africans have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims they are being “slaughtered,” telling the president that they are “not pawns in America’s culture wars.”
White South Africans hit back at Trump claims they are being ‘killed and slaughtered’
A female Navy officer was about to be given a historic title. Then Hegseth stepped in
21:45 , Rachel DobkinA Navy officer was set to be the first woman in a Naval Special Warfare command after becoming the first woman to serve with SEAL Team Six as troop commander.
A formal ceremony celebrating her new role was scheduled for last July.
But two weeks before the event, her command was canceled.
A female Navy officer was up for a historic title. Then Hegseth stepped in
Senate-passed funding bill heads to key committee vote
21:40 , Alex WoodwardThe House Rules Committee has announced that it will meet tonight to review the Senate-passed funding bill before the full House votes on the measure as soon as tomorrow.
Republicans want a vote tomorrow afternoon.
The Rules Committee is likely strapping in for a long night.
The Committee on Rules will meet today, November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM ET on the following emergency measure:
— House Rules Committee (@RulesReps) November 11, 2025
▶️Senate amendment to H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Trump has no idea how to pay the $10K he promised air traffic controllers who kept working through the shutdown
21:20 , Joe SommerladTrump has admitted he does not know where the $10,000 bonus he promised overworked and unpaid air traffic controllers for their efforts during the government shutdown will come from.
Trump reveals he has no idea how to pay the $10K he promised air traffic controllers
Trump sort of reveals his ‘concepts of a plan’ to replace Obamacare: ‘Call it Trumpcare’
21:00 , Brendan RasciusTrump appeared to suggest that, after years of failing to come up with a plan to replace the federal healthcare law with his own, he might have a name for it.
Trump reveals his ‘concepts of a plan’ to replace Obamacare: ‘Call it Trumpcare’
JB Pritzker 'disappointed' with top Illinois Democrat's Senate vote on shutdown
20:40 , Alex WoodwardIllinois Governor JB Pritzker is “disappointed” by Senator Dick Durbin’s vote for a temporary funding measure to end the government shutdown.
Durbin is among eight Democrats who joined Republicans to support the measure.
Pritzker, who is embroiled in several legal battles with the Trump administration, said that while he has “enormous” respect for Durbin, he disagrees with his vote.
“I do not think that the eight members of the Senate that voted the way that they did should have done that,” he told reporters Tuesday.
“We had an opportunity to make sure that we were protecting people's health care across the nation,” he added. “I’m disappointed. I think more could be done here. But there is another opportunity in January. We’ll see what happens.”
Durbin, for his part, counted several provisions in the measure as Democratic wins in a lengthy statement Monday night.
“Today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times,” he said. “Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt. Not only would it fully fund SNAP for the year ahead, but it would reverse the mass firings the Trump Administration ordered throughout the shutdown.”
He called on Majority Leader John Thune to “keep his promise to schedule a vote on the ACA tax credits in December and we will see to it that he makes good on his word for the millions of Americans worried they won’t be able to afford health care in January.”
John Fetterman tells Fox News that Democrats 'crossed a line'
20:17 , Alex WoodwardPennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, among eight Democrats who supported the GOP’s White House-backed funding measure, accused fellow Democrats of having “crossed a line” by holding out.
Following outrage with Democrats who abandoned the shutdown battle over Affordable Care Act subsidies, with calls for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside, Fetterman told Fox News that his vote was about putting “country over party.”
The loss of SNAP benefits for millions of Americans was “a red line for me that I can't cross as a Democrat,” Fetterman said Tuesday.
It is the Trump administration, however, that is refusing to fund SNAP, despite contingency funds and court orders to fully fund the program under legal obligations to keep it alive.
Trans troops call Trump administration retirement recessions a 'betrayal of the sacrifices made'
20:15 , Alex WoodwardThe Trump administration is accused of illegally stripping retirement benefits from transgender service members despite the decades of service among them.
A new lawsuit from 17 trans troops just before Veterans Day accuses the administration of revoking their retirement orders under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ban on trans people serving in all branches.
Trans troops sue Trump administration over revoked retirement benefits
Flight cancelations tick up to 6 percent nationwide
20:00 , Alex WoodwardThe day after the Senate’s passage of a short-term spending bill to reopen the government, airlines are expected to cancel 6 percent of flights at 40 major airports in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s travel cuts during the shutdown.
That marks a significant spike up from the weekend’s initial 2 and 3 percent cuts, which are set to gradually increase to reduce traffic hazards over staffing issues.
More than 1,200 flights were canceled within the U.S. by Tuesday afternoon, according to tracking website FlightAware,
Hundreds of other flights had been delayed.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters earlier Tuesday that air travel could inch back to normal by Thanksgiving, depending how fast Congress moves and if air traffic controllers are “showing up to work” after two missed paychecks.
Trump’s diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: ‘We’re the one that won the wars’
19:35 , Andrew FeinbergTrump’s appearance at a ceremony intended to commemorate America’s veterans at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday devolved into an airing of grievances as the president renewed complaints about this country’s tradition of commemorating those who fought and died in past wars — rather than commemorating the wars themselves.
Trump’s turns on France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech
Senate Republicans are open to Affordable Care Act funds — on one big condition
18:46 , Alex WoodwardSenate Republicans, fresh off a victory in the shutdown fight, are open to Democratic demands to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, and contribute to exploding insurance premiums for millions of Americans.
But on one condition: Democrats must allow stricter rules against abortion.
Federal law blocks public funds from covering abortion care, though some states allow people insured under Obamacare to access abortion coverage using state or other funding.
That’s where Thune wants Democrats to fold.
“That’s what we’re going to negotiate,” Thune told reporters Monday.
Getting played by Republicans is nothing new for Schumer — and why Democrats are saying its time for Senate leader to go
18:35 , Eric GarciaChuck Schumer’s inability to manage expectations or secure votes from Republicans has left him looking impotent and adrift at a time when Democratic voters want their leaders itching for a fight.
Getting played by Republicans is nothing new for Schumer — Now Democrats want him out
House Democrats come out swinging against Senate bill
17:57 , Alex WoodwardHouse Republicans are unlikely to win over Democratic support for a Senate-backed measure to reopen the government.
But House Democrats are coming out swinging, underscoring what they see as the GOP’s critical threat to Americans’ healthcare.
A group of more than 100 “pragmatic” House Democrats have stressed that “any bipartisan deal to open the government must necessarily address the Republican-created healthcare crisis and prevent out-of-pocket healthcare costs from skyrocketing for tens of millions of Americans.”
“Unfortunately, the Senate-passed bill fails to address our constituents' top priorities, doing nothing to protect their access to healthcare, lower their costs, or curb the Administration's extreme agenda,” the New Democrat Coalition wrote Tuesday.
Progressive Democrats in the House are also opposing the effort, with caucus chair Greg Casar calling the GOP deal a “betrayal.”
“A deal that doesn’t reduce health care costs is a betrayal of millions of Americans counting on Democrats to fight for them,” he said. “Republicans want health care cuts. Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation.”
The New Democrat Coalition opposes the Senate-passed bill. pic.twitter.com/TUraUkakLV
— New Democrat Coalition (NDC) (@NewDemCoalition) November 11, 2025
Companies shed more than 11k jobs a week in October, report finds
17:49 , Alex WoodwardU.S. companies were shedding more than 11,000 jobs a week over the last month, according to data from ADP Research.
The report found that companies shed roughly 11,250 jobs per week on average in the four weeks that ended Oct. 25, according to the company’s report.
ADP’s last monthly report, released last week, showed private-sector payrolls increased 42,000 in October after declining in the prior two months.
But the latest data suggests a weakening labor market amid a flurry of reporting analyzing job cuts across the country.
Last month saw the most job cuts within the month of October in more than two decades, according to a separate report from from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Another recent survey from the University of Michigan revealed that 71 percent of respondents were expecting unemployment to rise in the year ahead – the largest share since 1980.
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.”
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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
— Unofficial Trump on X (@trump_repost) November 11, 2025
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.
