A Senate vote today, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, to reopen the government won't happen with the Senate not in session today, and not set to return until Monday, Nov. 3, when the government shutdown 2025 ...

Watch live from the Senate floor. The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor ...

The Senate returns to Washington today, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, with no vote scheduled on a House-backed plan to fund and reopen the government. The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the ...

The Senate will return today, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, but a Senate vote today on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government is not currently scheduled as the shutdown enters a fifth week.