{"id":15497,"date":"2025-10-21T21:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=15497"},"modified":"2025-10-21T21:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:01:19","slug":"senate-dems-on-verge-of-ending-shutdown-after-polling-turns-against-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=15497","title":{"rendered":"Senate Dems On Verge Of Ending Shutdown After Polling Turns Against Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"428\">After nearly three weeks of gridlock in Washington, there are signs that some moderate Senate Democrats may now be prepared to cross party lines to restart government operations. Mounting public frustration and growing economic stress have added urgency to ending the shutdown, which began October 1.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"779\">The impasse started when Senate Democrats blocked a \u201cclean\u201d continuing resolution that would have maintained funding without extra spending measures. Instead, Democratic leadership pushed a $1.5\u202ftrillion package loaded with progressive priorities, triggering a stalemate that left hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors in limbo.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1144\">However, the political winds may be shifting. Following last weekend\u2019s \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests, White House officials believe that momentum among progressives is softening. \u201cThere\u2019s sort of cracks in the Schumer armor,\u201d said Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council. He suggested the shutdown might end this week. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-government-shutdown-likely-end-this-week-white-house-adviser-hassett-says-2025-10-20\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reuters<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">South China Morning Post<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1447\">Reports suggest moderates like Jeanne Shaheen (D\u2011N.H.), Mark Kelly (D\u2011Ariz.), and Angus King (I\u2011Maine) are growing uneasy with the shutdown\u2019s direction. As it drags on, polls show more voters\u2014including independents and moderate Democrats\u2014blaming party leadership. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/10\/16\/2025\/this-is-asinine-shutdown-bitterness-grips-a-stalled-congress?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Semafor<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">AP News<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1780\">The shutdown is having real effects. Around 750,000 federal workers are furloughed or working without pay. Military families report financial strain. Transportation systems face staffing shortfalls, causing flight delays and long TSA lines. Business leaders warn of worsening economic fallout. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/oct\/20\/government-shutdown-republicans-longest-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">The Guardian<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2119\">Behind the scenes, a bipartisan compromise is being floated: a clean resolution to reopen government now, with further negotiation later on healthcare and tax credits. If just a few moderate Democrats break rank, it could hand a political win to Republicans and undermine the Democratic unity Senate Leader Schumer has tried to maintain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly three weeks of gridlock in Washington, there are signs that some moderate Senate Democrats may now be prepared to cross party lines to restart government&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senate Dems On Verge Of Ending Shutdown After Polling Turns Against Them - magazine24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=15497\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senate Dems On Verge Of Ending Shutdown After Polling Turns Against Them - 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