Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
10th November 2025
The New York Times, “All the News That’s Fit for the Crust to See in Print”.
After more than a month of stalemate, the Senate on Sunday took a crucial step toward reopening the government, when a small but critical group of Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans to advance legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in history.
The shutdown is not over yet. Sunday’s 60-to-40 vote cleared the way for the Senate to formally debate the spending measure before a final vote. If the Senate approves it, the package still must be passed by the House — which has been on an extended recess and has not yet scheduled a return date — and signed by President Trump.
Still, the deal that senators reached on Sunday night reflected important lessons for both parties from the shutdown fight and is likely to have far-reaching policy and political implications long after the government grinds back to life. Here are six takeaways.
UPDDATE: 16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave (Brian Beutler/Off Message)
UPDATE: Dem civil war (Politico)
UPDATE: Democrats Fume Over Deal to End Government Shutdown (Wall Street Journal)
UPDATE: Thoughts on Democrats’ Shutdown Surrender (Dan Pfeiffer/The Message Box)
UPDATE: A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo)
UPDATE: Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal (Will Neal/The Daily Beast)
UPDATE: Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway? (Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin) Maybe because they know more about it than Nate Silver does?
UPDATE: “It’s complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal (Andrew Solender/Axios)
