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The Daily Punch

The very bumpy end to the shutdown

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

It’s Day 41 of the shutdown — and Washington may finally be nearing a deal. Anna and Jake break down how Senate Democrats moved toward ending the standoff and what’s next in the House. Plus: A look at the wave of former lawmakers who suddenly want back in. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways ⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:38.2

Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

0:50.2

And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:51.3

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

0:53.6

It's Monday, November 10th, 2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, we've got the latest on the shutdown, action in the Senate. Number two, the House is coming back. And number three, former lawmakers make a run at returning to Congress. What a time they've missed. All right, take, let's get into it.

1:12.6

It was a weekend of stops and starts, but truly the beginning of ending. The shutdown is in process now.

1:22.3

The Senate voted. It was a major moment. Obviously, a lot of ramifications when it comes to

1:27.2

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, frustration among some of the more progressives in the chamber with their more moderate members. But it has been, you know, more than 40 days here. And we are starting to see the machinations. The wheel start turning to get the government reopened.

1:44.2

Yeah, that's right.

1:45.8

It was a beautiful weekend outside, but many of us were in the Capitol.

1:49.7

So listen, this is the same deal that John Thune offered them a month ago.

1:57.7

I mean, it is.

1:58.9

It's the same deal that Senate Democrats could have had on the table one month ago. I mean, it is. It's the same deal that Senate Democrats could have had had on the table one

2:04.1

month ago. I mean, it just is. The big victory here is a promise for a vote by the end of the year

2:13.0

on Obamacare subsidies. That's what Thune said a month ago. A bill of their choosing, they could put a bill of their choosing on the floor for a vote.

2:21.9

Now, Democrats are trying to spin this hard.

2:23.9

They're trying to say they got SNAP funded.

2:26.1

Well, SNAP gets funded when the Agriculture Department gets funded.

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