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Shutdown-Ending Vote, Flight Chaos Continues & WFH Baby Boom? - Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The news to know for Wednesday, November 12, 2025!

We're talking about the deal to end the government shutdown that could make it out of Congress before the end of the day — and how long it may take airlines to recover.

Also, who was selected for President Trump's latest pardons, and why California's governor is addressing the U.N. Climate Conference.

Plus: a setback in the worldwide fight against measles, why some celebrities are giving the green light for others to use their AI voices, and how Netflix could be coming to your local mall.

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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0:00.0

Today is Wednesday, November 12.

0:02.3

We're talking about the deal to end the government shutdown that could make it out of Congress

0:06.4

before the end of the day, and how long it may take airlines to recover.

0:10.8

Also, who was selected for President Trump's latest pardons and why California's governor is addressing

0:15.5

the U.N. climate conference?

0:17.3

Plus, a setback in the worldwide fight against measles, why some celebrities are giving the

0:21.7

green light for others to use their AI voices, and how Netflix could be coming to your local mall.

0:28.1

Those stories and even more news coming up.

0:32.6

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:39.9

I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

0:47.5

The government shutdown could end as soon as today. The U.S. House is set to vote today on a compromise that the U.S. Senate formally

0:54.9

approved on Monday night already. And the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, says he expects it to

0:59.7

pass his chamber, too. Then President Trump is expected to sign it into law. Now, this deal

1:04.5

extends funding from the last fiscal year through the end of January. It would also keep President

1:09.7

Trump from firing any federal

1:11.2

employees until then, and it keeps certain programs running through September, like agriculture,

1:16.6

which includes SNAP food aid, as well as military construction and veterans affairs. Though it

1:21.5

doesn't include health care subsidies that Democrats were demanding to help ease rising health

1:25.8

insurance costs. And for that reason,

1:28.2

many Democrats are angry at their colleagues who voted for it, accusing them of surrendering in a

1:32.8

fight they were winning. Some are even calling for Senator Chuck Schumer to be replaced as

1:36.9

minority leader, even though he voted against the compromise. Either way, it brings the potential

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