Tuesday, October 28, 2025

News: Part 3 -- Shutdown Update -- October 28, 2025

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Current shutdown, 2025: 

  • today: 28th day
  • 35th day -- next Tuesday, November 4, 2025
  • US Senate scheduled to be out of town for nine days, starting Friday evening, November 7, 2025
  • then again, another nine days, starting Friday evening November 21, 2025, Thanksgiving break 
Biggest impact for many folks: airlines
  • traffic controllers not paid:
  • American Airlines delays: 36% of take-offs -- 36%; 
    • the Dems said shutdown would last until planes start falling out of the sky;
  • largest US union tells Dems to open government with "clear" continuing resolution --
    • has always been the solution; for some reason it's different this time
    • "for some reason" -- AOC, Bernie 
    • Senator Schumer enduring scathing attacks after he folded last time
    • which Dems will show "adulting" behavior next week?
  • longest US government shutdown was 35 days, over the holidays, 2018- 2019
  • current shutdown, 2025
    • today: 28th day
    • 35th day -- next Tuesday, November 4, 2025
    • US Senate scheduled to be out of town for nine days, starting Friday evening, November 7, 2025
    • then again, another nine days, starting Friday evening November 21, 2025, Thanksgiving break