‘It’s the opening of an opportunity’ say Senate Democrats who broke ranks to end government shutdown – latest updates

<p>Eight Democratic and Independent senators who advanced bill that would end government shutdown defend decisions amid furor from party and base</p><p>The eight Democratic and Independent senators who broke ranks with the party to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown –&nbsp;the longest in US history – have defended their decisions amid furor from their party and base.</p><p>“What happened tonight is not the closing of a chapter. It’s the opening of an opportunity. What the chapter does close is the damaging shutdown that is only getting worse, that is only going to impact more and more people,”<em> </em>said <strong>Angus King</strong>, the Independent lawmaker from Maine who caucuses with Democrats.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/10/us-government-shutdown-record-donald-trump-syria-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-rudy-giuliani-pardon-politics-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>