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Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown

By Luke Garrett,

Leila Fadel

Published November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM CST

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After 40 days and 40 nights, a bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government. But some oppose the deal because it doesn't reduce health care costs.

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Luke Garrett

Luke Garrett is an Elections Associate Producer at NPR News.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.