When the Senate voted to pass, with amendments, a bill to temporarily fund the U.S. government on Nov. 9, seven Democrats and one independent voted with all Republicans to proceed with the bill. Five of these Democrats had voted no for weeks, leading to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. They changed their votes
After 40 days, Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement to reopen the government to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate advanced the bill on Nov. 9, 60–40. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center. Original
President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action over its editing, in a documentary, of his January 6 speech. His warning was made after two BBC heads resigned and BBC chair Samir Shah apologized for its “error of judgement” over the editing. Trump is asking air traffic controllers to return to work amid
President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action over its editing, in a documentary, of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech. His warning was made after two BBC heads resigned and BBC chair Samir Shah apologized for the “error of judgement” over the editing. Trump is asking air traffic controllers to return to work
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its editing of the president’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, which was presented in a documentary aired one week
A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics in the eastern Caribbean on Nov. 9, 2025. @SecWar/Secretary of War Pete Hegseth via X U.S. forces struck a pair of drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific on Nov. 9, as part of a continuing U.S. military
A Southwest Airlines flight arrives at Denver International Airport in Denver on Nov. 8, 2025. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images More than 3,000 flights were delayed and at least 1,600 were canceled into, within, or out of the United States on Monday amid the government shutdown, as President Donald Trump called on air traffic controllers to return