A deal to end the shutdown is set for its final stop on Capitol Hill later Wednesday when the House of Representatives will gather for the first time in 54 days to try to send the bill to President Trump’s desk.
The measure is widely expected to pass in the vote (and Trump has signaled his intent to sign it). But the question is timing, as lawmakers brave shutdown-induced travel delays to make their way to Washington. Also, final wrangling over details could push the climactic vote into late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
For now, the formal schedule has the House of Representatives convening at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, before proceeding to a final vote tentatively penciled in for around 7 p.m. ET.
Trump voiced his backing for the measure on Monday, making it likely that the bill could have his signature quickly once final passage is sealed.
“We’re going to be opening up our country,” he told reporters earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the economic headaches of the shutdown continue to mount, with daily flight cancelations topping 1,000 in recent days and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warning that things could take days to get back to normal even if the shutdown ends.
Cancelled flights are seen at Reagan National Airport just outside Washington DC on Sunday (IPX via The Associated Press) · mpi34 / MediaPunch/MediaPunch/IPx
Trump has shown himself unhappy with air traffic controllers who took time away while going without paychecks. If they don’t return to work immediately, they “will be substantially ‘docked,” he wrote on Monday.
The bill to end the shutdown would give these air controllers back pay and keep the government open until Jan. 30 of next year. It would also fund some federal programs like the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs departments for the entire year, and put limits on Trump’s ability to fire federal workers for the next few months, among other provisions.
It’s part of an agreement that includes a promise from Senate Majority Leader John Thune to hold a separate vote on the issue of healthcare before the end of the year.
Food benefits also remain in limbo at the Supreme Court, which on Tuesday extended a pause on the $4 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. That makes it likely that millions of low-income families will need to wait for the government to reopen before they get assistance.
Here are the latest updates as the impacts of the government shutdown unfold.
LIVE 79 updates White House says air travel chaos won’t end after shutdown resolved, warns of ‘massive’ problems if deal falls through
Even if the government shutdown ends soon, experts say it may take several days or even weeks for the airline industry to return to normal.
Yahoo Finance’s Pras Subramanian reports:
Lawmakers face one last big hurdle to end shutdown. Flying to DC
USA Today has laid out some of the creative ways that lawmakers are trying to get back to Washington to avert the shutdown, as they worry about stoppage-induced travel delays.
It reports:
Supreme Court extends the pause on SNAP benefits
Bloomberg reports:
The House will be in session today for the first time in weeks as lawmakers make their way back to Washington to try and end the shutdown.
House leadership has released a schedule of today’s plans, with most of the focus on a potential final vote on the Senate’s deal sometime around 7 p.m. ET. But few expect anything short of a marathon day as lawmakers return; history suggests that final wrangling is likely to push the climactic vote late in the night or even into Thursday morning.
Either way, here’s how House Speaker Mike Johnson and his team have said the day will unfold.
12 p.m. ET — The House of Representatives will convene for legislative business for the first time in 54 days.
4 p.m. ET — Speaker Johnson swears in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who was elected seven weeks ago. The timing of her formal swearing in isn’t clear, but Johnson has announced he will perform a ceremonial swearing-in at 4 p.m.
Approximately 5:10 p.m. ET — The first votes to end the shutdown are expected, followed by “one hour” of debate.
Approximately 7:15 p.m. ET — This is when last votes are currently scheduled (but few are making any late dinner plans).
Bloomberg reports:
A key lawmaker has announced that the House of Representatives will formally consider a stock trading ban once the government reopens, but it will be done in a way that creates uncertainty about when (or perhaps even if) lawmakers will face an up-or-down vote on the issue.
“Speaker Johnson has notified me that as soon as we return and the government is reopened, the bill to ban insider trading is going to be marked up in committee,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida recently posted.
Luna is part of a group of lawmakers pushing a measure to ban all lawmaker trading and called the move “a big win for America.”
But a committee hearing is a significantly less dramatic step than Luna was threatening months ago.
Tue, November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM UTC It was these Senate Democrats who voted to reopen the government
It was seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats who ended up making the difference in getting a bill to end the shutdown through the Senate.
This group voted to reopen the government twice — first on Sunday to advance the legislation and then again for final passage on Monday evening — in return for concessions that other Democrats say aren’t enough.
Three of these lawmakers have been voting with Republicans for weeks now. They were joined over the weekend by five more Democrats when a revised bill was introduced that will keep the government open until Jan. 30 if it is eventually signed into law.
CBS News offered short profiles of each of these members.
A move by eight more centrist Democrats in the Senate to break ranks and secure a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown is returning the party to its factional disputes that have marked the second term of President Trump, just days after the party secured dominant electoral victories.
Bloomberg reports on the emerging divide:
Bloomberg reports:
Democrats are prepared to reopen the government without achieving the initial aim of the federal shutdown: to pair any broader funding legislation with an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Even though Democrats did secure a pledge for a vote on those insurance subsidies in the coming weeks, the deal is likely to spark further internal debate on the party’s direction as it looks toward next year’s midterm elections.
Bloomberg reports:
Mon, November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM UTC Trump tells air traffic controllers to ‘get back to work,’ threatens pay
President Trump on Monday morning weighed in on the ongoing airport delays. He said in a Truth Social Post that he was happy with the air traffic controllers who worked during the shutdown, but had harsh words for those who took time away while they were forgoing paychecks.
“For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU,” the president wrote.
The president said he would recommend a $10,000 bonus for air controllers who stayed on the job, while saying anyone who doesn’t quickly return to work immediately “will be substantially ‘docked.'”
It wasn’t immediately clear how Trump might follow through with his threats, but it was a sharp change in tone from the president’s aides, who have often offered kind words to these workers after they have now gone without paychecks for over a month.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy often noted, for example, that some controllers needed to take time off to do things like drive an Uber in order to support their families.
Trump’s message may also not address the long-term problem of a shortage of air traffic controllers, which is expected to persist long after the shutdown ends, with the president even pushing some to quit.
“If you want to leave service in the near future, please do not hesitate to do so, with NO payment or severance of any kind!” he wrote. “You will be quickly replaced by true Patriots, who will do a better job.”
Bloomberg reports on early Treasury moves after a breakthrough on Capitol Hill that could lead to an end to the shutdown.
While Reuters took note of another market that moved quickly on shutdown optimism: Oil.
There may be progress on a deal to end the government shutdown, but it could take days before any legislation is signed into law.
In the meantime, the Associated Press reports that travel problems at airports are expected to worsen over the coming holiday.
Sun, November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM UTC Airlines cancel more than 2,100 flights on Sunday
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that air traffic in the US could “slow to a trickle” if the government shutdown extends into the Thanksgiving holiday travel season.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters during a visit at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 07, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) · Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
The FAA ordered a reduction in air traffic capacity effective Friday, and on Sunday the number of canceled flights surpassed 2,000, the Associated Press reported.
Sun, November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM UTC Trump administration orders states to ‘undo’ any distribution of November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration has ordered states to “immediately undo any steps taken” to distribute full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits at the risk of financial penalty, Reuters reports. Several states began issuing SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. on Friday.
Federal funding for the SNAP program lapsed Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown
Sun, November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM UTC FAA flight reductions expected to impact shippers ahead of busy holiday season
With the holiday shipping season on the horizon, the FAA’s 10% reduction in flight capacity at 40 major US airports could further strain air cargo, the Associated Press reports. And, FedEx and UPS said they will ground their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes after a deadly crash in Kentucky “out of an abundance of caution,” which will likely add to the problems:
Sat, November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC More than 1,000 flights canceled Saturday at airports across the US
After the ​Federal Aviation Administration ordered a reduction in air traffic capacity, US airlines canceled hundreds of flights beginning Friday morning. On Saturday, the Associated Press reported, airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights, with the full impact of the shutdown-related air travel disruptions yet to be felt at the nation’s largest airports.
Sat, November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM UTC Washington DC’s already battered local economy takes another hit from the shutdown
Food pantries across the country have been bracing for an uptick in patrons as the shutdown-related pause to SNAP benefits disrupts many Americans’ access to food. At the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC, the need ha been made even more acute ahead of the holidays by the widespread layoffs and furloughs of government employees, many of whom live in the area, the Associated Press reports:
A person walks toward the entrance of the Capital Area Food Bank, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) · ASSOCIATED PRESS