Recent news reports, including updates from Sunday, November 9, 2025, confirm that a group of moderate Senators—specifically citing Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan—have been negotiating a bipartisan deal to end the longest government shutdown in US history.
📝 Key Details of the Emerging Deal:
- Funding Extension: The agreement would pass a stopgap measure to fund the government, likely until late January 2026.
- Appropriations Bills: It is expected to be tied to a package that includes three full-year appropriations bills (often for Military Construction/VA, Legislative Branch, and Agriculture).
- ACA Subsidies: The key sticking point has been the Democratic demand for an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. The reported compromise is that the deal would guarantee a separate vote in the Senate on the ACA subsidies issue in December, but not include the extension in the current funding bill.
- Federal Employees: The deal reportedly includes provisions to ensure furloughed federal employees are rehired and receive back pay.
The reports indicate this tentative deal has support from key Democratic moderates and Republican leaders are cautiously optimistic, suggesting it may have the necessary votes to advance in the Senate. However, the agreement still needs to pass both the Senate and the House of Representatives and be signed into law for the shutdown to officially end.