Democrats consider prolonging the shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix
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Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is surrounded by congressional reporters looking for updates on a plan to end the 38 day government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)People wait in line durning an emergency food distribution at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Travelers check in for flights at Terminal D of Dallas Forth Worth International Airport Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Grapevine, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A traveller heads through a maze of empty kiosks to check in for a flight on Frontier Airlines in Denver International Airport Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
