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Letters from an American – November 10, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, November 10, 2025
By Heather Cox Richardson, Nov 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S. history.
November 10, 2025 by Heather Cox Richardson
Seven Democrats and one Independent voted with all but one Republican to advance a measure that funds the government through January 30 of next year. It includes funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, and operations for the legislative branch, or Congress. Tucked within that last appropriation is a measure that allows the eight Republican senators whose phone logs were seized during former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to sue the government for up to $500,000 apiece.
The measure stops the administration’s firings of public employees during the shutdown, reinstating them with full pay. States will be reimbursed for monies they spent covering for federal shortfalls during the shutdown. This means air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay for more than a month, will get paid again.
The measure also funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), although it does not restore the cuts Republicans made to it in their budget reconciliation bill of July—the one they call the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
While the measure provides more funding for Indigenous health services, it does nothing to extend the premium tax credits for insurance purchased on the Affordable Care Act healthcare marketplace. Without those credits, millions will lose their healthcare insurance and millions more will face skyrocketing premiums. Republicans did not extend the premium tax credits in their July budget reconciliation bill, although they did extend tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
Senate Democrats said they would not advance a measure to end the shutdown without a deal to extend the premium tax credits, but seven of them, along with one Independent, have now done so. Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) has promised to bring to the Senate floor a bill to extend the premium tax credits before the end of the second week of December. It will be written by the Democrats.
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US federal government shutdown 2025 | The Guardian
US federal government shutdown 2025
The US government shut down on 1 October 2025 after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement by the midnight deadline.
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- Senate still deadlocked over shutdown as Trump reiterates threat to DemocratsSeventh round of votes fails to yield breakthrough while president threatens to cut funds for ‘Democrat programs’ Oct 9 2025 15.35 EDT
- US politics live with Shrai PopatWhite House gives platform to conservative influencers to air grievances during ‘antifa roundtable’ – as it happened Oct 8 2025 22.13 EDT
- IRS to furlough nearly half its workforce due to government shutdown Oct 8 2025 17.24 EDT
- US shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills Oct 8 2025 14.27 EDT
- US airport staffing shortages expected to cause more delays amid shutdown Oct 8 2025 12.14 EDT
- Democrats introduce bill to help federal workers cover childcare costs during shutdown Oct 8 2025 06.00 EDT
- Gold price tops $4,000 for first time as investors seek safe haven Oct 8 2025 05.20 EDT
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