November 5, 2025
Senate Democrats Finally Move to End Shutdown — But Only After the Election
After 35 Days of Gridlock, Democrats Quietly Signal Plans to Reopen the Government — And Critics Say It Was Always About Election Politics As polls closed across America on November 4, 2025, something remarkable began to unfold inside the marble halls of the U.S. Capitol. After thirty-five grueling days of the longest government shutdown in American history, reports began to surface that more than a dozen Senate Democrats were now “seriously engaging” in negotiations to strike a funding deal and reopen the government. It was sudden, unexpected, and for many observers — infuriating. For weeks, Democrats had insisted that they












