Trump Says Government Shutdown is Nearing End

November 10th. On the evening of November 9th in local time, with the U.S. federal government shutdown having reached its 40th day, U.S. President Trump informed the media, "It appears that we are getting nearer and nearer to bringing an end to the shutdown." The U.S. Senate was anticipated to cast a vote on a bill that had already been passed by the House of Representatives that evening. Nevertheless, the bill was to be amended by combining a short-term funding measure (which could supply funding to the federal government until January 2026) with three full-year funding bills. It is reported that this bill has now obtained sufficient support from Democratic senators to secure passage in the vote. However, according to Senate Majority Leader, Republican John Thune, the amended funding proposal still needs to pass through the House of Representatives and be submitted to Trump for his signature. This process may take several days. (Jinse)