Bipartisan conversations to end shutdown have reportedly taken place

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., one of the senators holding a discussion to end the shutdown, says “I continue to believe that we ought to be able to do both, to get government open, keep it open, and we also ought to be able to make sure that people can afford their health insurance." (MATTHIAS SCHRADER/AP — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., one of the senators holding a discussion to end the shutdown, says “I continue to believe that we ought to be able to do both, to get government open, keep it open, and we also ought to be able to make sure that people can afford their health insurance.” (MATTHIAS SCHRADER/AP

By Ray Lewis | Sinclair National Desk

PUBLISHED: November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST

Sources familiar with the Democrats’ meeting said the lawmakers' talks were very “sensitive” and that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would need to assure them that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., would seriously consider any proposal to extend the subsidies, according to The Hill.