Senators on Sunday said they have reached a deal to end the federal government shutdown.
The agreement was negotiated in part by Independent Sen. Angus King, of Maine, and Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. Maggie Hassan, both of New Hampshire, as well as GOP senators. The deal has “more than enough” members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to advance, according to Politico.
The deal agrees to fund the government through Jan. 30 and to set a vote on the Affordable Care Act bill in December. It includes a reversal of President Donald Trump’s firings of federal employees and provisions to prevent such actions in the future, the source said. It would also ensure food stamps are funded through fiscal year 2026.
However, several big obstacles remain.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement Sunday night that House Democrats would not support legislation that doesn’t extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that have been the main reason for the shutdown.
Stadium flyover: Air Force One did a flyover of the Washington Commanders’ game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Northwest Stadium in Landover after returning from a presidential trip to Florida. “Was that the greatest flyover ever??!” Trump said on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews as he was en route to the “Salute to Service” game. “They say whoever flies Air Force One.. they’re the best pilots. And we just saw that!” His attendance made him the first sitting president in nearly a half-century to attend a regular-season NFL contest.
Flight delays: U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,100 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic across the nation could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season. The slowdown at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, a list that includes BWI Marshall Airport, is now in its third day and beginning to cause more widespread disruptions. Some 7,000 flight delays were reported on Sunday alone, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air travel disruptions.
BBC interview: The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by Trump. The BBC said Director-General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness had both decided to leave the corporation. Britain’s publicly funded national broadcaster has been criticized for editing a speech Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, before protesters attacked the Capitol in Washington. Critics said that the way the speech was edited for a BBC documentary last year was misleading and cut out a section where Trump said that he wanted supporters to demonstrate peacefully.
—From Sinclair National Desk and wire reports
