The Senate is moving toward a deal to end the 40-day government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, sparking ...

The Senate will return today, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, but a Senate vote today on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government is not currently scheduled as the shutdown enters a fifth week.

Senate lawmakers are expected to vote after taking the first step toward agreeing on a deal that would fully reopen the government.

Despite murmurs of a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, betting odds on Polymarket as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 7 show ...