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The 7

House shutdown vote; unusual cancer symptoms; Devil-horned bee discovery; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Wednesday, November 12. The seven stories you need to know today. 


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0:00.0

It looks a lot like the government shutdown is coming to an end.

0:07.8

The Post analyzed 47,000 conversations with ChatGPT.

0:13.6

And stick around to the end to hear some nice birthday wishes for us.

0:18.2

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell.

0:23.2

It's Wednesday, November 12th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:30.7

Number one. The House will vote today on a bill to end the government shutdown. The Senate passed the bill on Monday, after

0:39.8

enough Democrats broke ranks to support it after weeks of deadlock. Today, it's the House's turn.

0:47.0

The bill is expected to pass with the support of almost all of the Chamber's Republicans and a

0:52.7

handful of Democrats. Most House Democrats, though,

0:56.4

are expected to vote against the bill. They're furious that the proposal would not extend the Affordable

1:03.0

Care Act subsidies that Democrats have been pushing to protect before they expire at the end of the year.

1:09.5

Representative Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania's 5th District is one of them.

1:14.3

Here she is yesterday.

1:15.8

We need a budget that protects all Americans.

1:18.7

That's what governing and leadership is supposed to be about, and that's what Americans

1:22.9

deserves.

1:23.6

So I can't in good faith support this deal to reopen the government because it doesn't meet those basic standards.

1:29.9

Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson cast the bill as a victory for Republicans on CNN Monday.

1:36.5

It was long overdue, and the irony is, Jake, it really was a shutdown about nothing.

1:40.6

I mean, what we're voting on is effectively exactly what we offered them several weeks

1:45.6

back. We've added some appropriations bills now, which we're in favor of because it's getting us

1:50.0

back to the regular order. We'll take care of some other details. But I don't think Chuck Schumer

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