From The Hill: As many as 10 Democratic senators are expected to vote for a bill to reopen the government as soon as Sunday evening or early Monday morning, as a group of moderate Democrats, and even some liberals, are ready to end the 40-day shutdown.
Centrist Democrats and Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee were close to reaching a deal last week to reopen the government, but it was delayed by strong pushback from Senate progressives who urged their Democratic colleagues to hold out for a bigger concession on extending enhanced health insurance premium subsidies.
Centrist Democrats such as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Maggie Hassan (N.H.) wanted to put an end to the shutdown after funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits expired on Nov. 1 and traffic problems at airports around the country grew increasingly dire.
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown and are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Reportedly, details on the deal are still being worked out.
The report explains that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he intends to propose a Senate deal to fund the government until late January if at least eight Democrats agree to get on board.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is calling on Thune to terminate the filibuster. In a post Sunday afternoon, Luna wrote:
When Democrats eventually re-take the house/senate/WH, they will disregard the filibuster. If @LeaderJohnThune invokes the “nuclear option” and codifies @POTUS’s agenda, we are talking:
1. Voter ID
2. Counting only citizens on the census etc.
3. CODIFYING ALL OF TRUMP’s AGENDASecure elections matter. Invoke the “NUCLEAR OPTION!”
When Democrats eventually re-take the house/senate/WH, they will disregard the filibuster.
If @LeaderJohnThune invokes the “nuclear option” and codifies @POTUS’s agenda, we are talking:
1. Voter ID
2. Counting only citizens on the census etc.
3. CODIFYING ALL OF TRUMP’s AGENDA…— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) November 9, 2025
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