The US Senate on Sunday evening voted to break the filibuster, paving the way to reopen the government.
After 40 days of a government shutdown, eight Senate Democrats caved and joined the Republicans to advance legislation to reopen the government.
The House will return to session on Wednesday to vote on the Senate-passed funding package.
Senator Cornyn arrived shortly after 10:45 pm to cast the final vote.
The Motion to Invoke Cloture on the House-passed continuing resolution was passed on the 15th attempt by a vote of 60-40. Republicans plan to amend the bill and attach three full-year-long appropriations bills.
Schumer lost the battle on Sunday evening, and he didn’t take it well.
“I must vote no!” Schumer shouted as he droned on and on about Trump’s ballroom and the healthcare crisis that has worsened because of Obamacare.
“We will not give up this fight!” Schumer shouted as he yielded the floor.
WATCH:
BREAKING: A shook Chuck Schumer is STUNNED on the Senate floor after several of his party members caved to Donald Trump, backing the GOP government reopening bill
He’s hoping for a HUGE House Dem opposition.
“I voted NO!!”
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 10, 2025
Fox News reported:
The Senate took a massive step forward on its way to reopening the government on Sunday, with a group of Senate Democrats caving and joining Republicans in their bid to pass a revamped plan to end the shutdown.
Signs that the shutdown, which entered its 40th day, could be ending became more and more clear as the day went on, particularly with the unveiling of a bipartisan package of spending bills that lawmakers hope to attach to a modified bill to reopen the government.
Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to mark the first step in the GOP’s quest to end the shutdown. Many of the lawmakers that splintered from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were among those engaged in bipartisan talks over the last several weeks.
Among the defectors were Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Jacky Rosen, D-N.M., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and the number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
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