A group of Senate Democrats break rank to support a deal to end the shutdown

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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A group of Senate Democrats break rank to support a deal to end the shutdown, but its final passage is still in question. Then, air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck from the shutdown as the President threatens them to get back to work; what an air traffic controller has to say about the crisis. Plus, why Trump’s newest plan on housing could create more risks to homebuyers. Luke Broadwater, Mychael Schnell, Susan Glasser, Bharat Ramamurti, Bill Cohan, Carol Leonnig, and Chris Gallant join The 11th Hour this Monday night.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the path to reopening eight Senate Democrats break ranks to end the shutdown.
0:06.8	What happens next as the deal heads to the House?
0:09.6	Then the shutdown may be ending, but the nightmare at airports is far from over.
0:14.6	Over 2,000 flights canceled today alone.
0:17.7	We'll hear from a former air traffic controller.
0:20.1	Plus why the president's new plan on
0:21.7	housing could create more risks for home buyers as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.
0:33.9	Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Rule, and we are now 357 days away from the midterms.
0:40.8	And after a historic 40-day shutdown, the government may be reopening soon.
0:46.4	Tonight, the Senate voted on a final passage of a funding deal negotiated by a group of Democratic senators and Republican leadership.
0:53.2	The eight Democrats backing the plan consisted of a mix of retiring senators and Republican leadership. The eight Democrats backing the
0:55.1	plan consisted of a mix of retiring lawmakers, not at risk, senators not up for reelection this
1:01.1	cycle, not really at risk, an independent Angus King of Maine. The agreement funds the government
1:06.4	at the existing levels through January 30th, approves three full-year appropriation bills for certain agencies
1:13.2	and reverses shutdown-related layoffs of federal workers.
1:17.3	But one thing that the package does not include,
1:20.3	the main issue Democrats shut down the government over,
1:23.6	extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
1:26.2	The Democrats involved defended their decision,
1:28.9	saying the Senate GOP promised to hold a vote by mid-December
1:32.1	to extend these health care credits.
1:34.3	Watch this.
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