When will the House vote on deal to end funding fight? Government shutdown latest

WASHINGTON ‒ The Senate approved a deal Monday night to end the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weeks-long fight that has disrupted flights and halted food stamps for millions of Americans.

In a 60-40 vote, the Senate signed off on a deal reached by eight members of the Democratic Senate Caucus and Republicans to reopen the government through Jan. 30. The continuing resolution now heads to the House of Representatives, which is expected to take it up on Wednesday following the Veteran's Day holiday.

The bill is expected to have enough votes in the Republican-controlled House for passage, even though most Democrats are likely to vote against it.

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The government shutdown has stretched 42 days. In a concession to Democrats, the latest deal would reverse President Donald Trump 's recent layoffs of federal workers amid the shutdown ‒ but it would not extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies as Democrats had demanded for weeks.

Instead, the bill only guarantees a stand-alone vote on the health care subsidies in December before the credits expire at the end of the year and send health care premiums skyrocketing. It's unclear if enough Republicans support extending the funds for the effort to pass in the Senate, and Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to holding a vote in the House.

The eight Democratic defectors in the Senate are facing widespread criticism from within their party for caving to Trump's shutdown threats. And Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, despite voting against the deal, is hearing calls to step down from leadership for not keeping his caucus in line.

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Duffy urges House to act and vote to end the government shutdown

During a news conference in Chicago, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged the House to follow the Senate and vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

If the House doesn't act and the government remains shuttered, Duffy warned of dire consequences for the nation's air traffic system. Some airlines, he said, may choose to ground their fleets.

“If the House doesn’t act, I think we’ll see more than 10% disruption — and possibly airlines grounding planes altogether," Duffy said at a news conference at O'Hare International Airport. "That’s how serious this is.”

“If the House doesn’t pass this bill, I think you’re going to look at Saturday, Sunday and Monday as tiddlywinks," he later added. "It was beautiful. It’s going to get much worse than that.”

Trump calls shutdown vote a 'very big victory' for Republicans

President Donald Trump congratulated GOP leaders on Tuesday at a Veterans Day ceremony on the shutdown deal that's expected to lead to the reopening of the federal government.

"Congratulations to you and to (Senate Majority Leader John Thune) and to everybody on a very big victory. We're opening up our country. It should have never been closed," Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson during his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Senate passed legislation that would reopen the government on Monday. It could pass the House as soon as Wednesday afternoon, once the House reconvenes for votes.

Trump also applauded his fellow Republicans in an appearance on ESPN.

“They tried to basically renegotiate the ‘Great Big Beautiful Bill,’” Trump said during a call into ESPN’s "The Pat MacAfee Show." he said. “They weren’t able to get it.”

The latest deal does not reverse Republicans’ recent cuts to Medicaid, as Democrats had originally demanded. The cuts from new Medicaid eligibility requirements were approved this summer in Trump’s mega domestic policy legislation that he often calls the “Great Big Beautiful Bill.”

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Shutdown bill allows 8 senators to sue over phone subpoenas

The compromise legislation to reopen the government includes a provision allowing senators whose phone records were subpoenaed during the Justice Department investigation of alleged election interference to each sue the government for up to $500,000.

Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed the phone records of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming during his investigation of President Donald Trump.

None of the senators were charged. Smith dropped charges against Trump when he was elected president a second time, under longstanding department policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

The legislation waives the government’s immunity from lawsuits for the subpoenas. The Senate Judiciary Committee revealed the subpoenas recently .

But Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, called the provision “outrageous” on social media Nov. 11 and a way for Trump to “write a check of millions of dollars” to senators who would get rich off “taxpayer money.”

The bill comes after Trump sued the government seeking $230 million for the same investigation.

House could vote as early as 4 p.m. Nov. 12 to reopen government

The House could begin voting as early as 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 to approve legislation reopening the government and sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

The House has been out since before the shutdown began Oct. 1, waiting for the Senate to approve temporary funding to reopen the government. The Senate voted Nov. 10 on a funding patch through Jan. 30.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, notified lawmakers to return to the Capitol by Nov. 12, when the chamber will reconvene at noon.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, notified lawmakers that the first votes could occur as early at 4 p.m. that multiple series of votes are expected. The House often votes on motions such as whether to adjourn or reconsider legislation before voting to finally approve a contentious bill.

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Trump says he supports Senate deal to reopen government

Trump said on Monday he supports the Senate deal to reopen the government brokered between Republican leaders and eight Democratic lawmakers.

"Based on everything I'm hearing, they haven't changed anything,” Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval Office. “And we have support from enough Democrats, and we're going to be reopening our country."

"It's too bad it was closed, but we'll be reopening our country very quickly," Trump said.

The agreement, which would require Trump's signature to become law, would reverse Trump’s recent firing of federal workers during the shutdown, but the president suggested he’s fine with that.

“I’ll abide by the deal. The deal is very good,” Trump said.

What's in the deal?

The deal that advanced in the Senate would reopen the government until Jan. 30 and cover full-year funding for several agencies and programs, including food aid and veterans' benefits. SNAP funding would continue through September at higher levels.

It also includes a commitment to vote on a bill to potentially extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. The tax credits, which millions of Americans rely on for help paying premiums, have been the issue at the center of the shutdown fight.

In addition, the deal will reverse the layoffs of thousands of federal workers, while barring any potential firings until Jan. 30. The terminations have been temporarily blocked by a federal court.

Trump pledges $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown

Trump on Monday pledged to provide $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers who worked while being unpaid during the shutdown and threatened to dock the pay of those who haven't reported to work.

“All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!!”  Trump said on social media Nov. 10 . “Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially ‘docked.'"

Many air traffic controllers  continued working without a paycheck  during the shutdown. But others refused and didn't report to airports across the country, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to order airlines  to cancel 4% of their flights  over the weekend.

Trump told Fox News on Monday night he's not sure where he will get the funding for the bonuses. “I don’t know. I’ll get it from some place. I always get the money from some place."

Democrats fume over colleagues giving in

A handful of  Senate Democrats have backed the compromise  to reopen the government, but it didn't make them popular among their fellow leaders on the left.

“Making this deal is malpractice,” New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill  said in a statement .

“Pathetic,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom  wrote in a one-word post on X .

And most Senate Democrats balked at the compromise.

“I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia.

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