US Senate vote could end government shutdown
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The longest-ever government shutdown in the United States looks to be coming to an end after a vote in the Senate. Several Democrats decided to join their Republican rivals to re-open federal services. Also: Donald Trump has welcomed the resignation of the BBC's director general and head of news following claims viewers were misled by the editing of a speech by the US president. Another typhoon hits the Philippines - but this time the damage isn't as bad as expected. Red Kite chicks are sent from Britain to help the survival of the species in Spain. And a new kind of holiday in Sweden - where you have to stay very quiet.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.6 | Amongker to sign in the early hours of Monday the 10th of November, these are our main stories. |
| 0:17.0 | US senators have taken a major step towards ending the longest government shutdown in American history. |
| 0:22.9 | Donald Trump has welcomed the resignation of the BBC's Director General and Head of News, |
| 0:28.1 | following claims views were misled by the editing of a speech by the US president. |
| 0:35.1 | Also in this podcast, activists in Afghanistan say that Taliban authorities have ordered women |
| 0:40.7 | to wear burkas to be allowed into hospitals. |
| 0:43.5 | When a woman going to hospital in different province of Afghanistan, they have to go with a male |
| 0:49.7 | chaperone, otherwise they are not allowed. |
| 0:54.9 | We start in Washington, where U.S. senators have passed a deal that paves the way for the end of the longest government shut down in history. |
| 1:02.5 | On this vote, the yeas are 60 and the nays are 40, three-fifths of the Senate duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative. |
| 1:13.1 | The motion upon reconsideration is agreed to. |
| 1:15.9 | The shutdown has brought pain to Americans. |
| 1:19.2 | Low-income families have lost food stamps and federal employees have been forced to work with |
| 1:24.1 | no pay or be furloughed. |
| 1:26.5 | The deadlock was broken when several Democrat senators |
| 1:29.1 | voted with their Republican rivals. Anthony Zerker is our North America correspondent. |
| 1:35.2 | The government shutdown isn't over, but it is heading towards a resolution. After 40 days |
| 1:42.2 | where both the Republicans and Democrats were at odds. As you mentioned, a group of |
| 1:47.7 | Democrats in the U.S. Senate have now sided with Republicans to begin a series of procedural maneuvers |
| 1:53.4 | to reopen the government. Once the Senate ultimately approves that with this Democratic help, |
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