The 2025 government shutdown has gradually spread panic across the United States as it continues to drag on. Since October 1, certain services have been impacted while Republican and Democratic lawmakers struggle to compromise on a funding bill. Now that flights have been reduced ahead of the holiday season, travelers have expressed concern, and others have wondered whether their SNAP benefits and healthcare are at risk. At long last, however, a group of eight Democrats sided with Republicans on a new proposal that would effectively end the shutdown — provided the House of Representatives approves the bill.

Among those eight Democrats who voted to approve new legislation on November 9 was Senator Tim Kaine , who spoke to reporters that night from Capitol Hill.

“I have long said

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