Democrats urged to ‘hold the line’ in talks as shutdown stretches to 37th day

<p>Lawmakers could be coming closer to a deal to end the longest US government shutdown in history</p><p>The longest government shutdown in history is now in its 37th day, though lawmakers, currently in talks, could be coming closer to a deal to end the standoff.</p><p>Some Democratic legislators, though, saw Tuesday’s big electoral wins as evidence they should hold the line and extract as much as possible from Republicans, most critically extending health insurance subsidies that, without intervention, will drastically increase costs for millions of Americans.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/us-government-shutdown-day-37">Continue reading...</a>