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The Senate will remain in town over the weekend to allow rank-and-file members to continue bipartisan backchannels in search of an off-ramp from the shutdown.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Two days after Democrats saw resounding election victories in multiple states, the debate inside their own ranks over the government shutdown has only intensified, pitting progressives determined to hold the line against moderates eyeing a potential off-ramp.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, figures in both parties theorize that Tuesday might be a tipping point, and that lawmakers will be more willing to find an off-ramp after elections in Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
As the shutdown continues with no off-ramp in sight, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that travel impacts are likely to get more severe.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Two days after Democrats saw resounding election victories in multiple states, the debate inside their own ranks over the government shutdown has only intensified, pitting progressives determined to hold the line against moderates eyeing a potential off-ramp.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, figures in both parties theorize that Tuesday might be a tipping point, and that lawmakers will be more willing to find an off-ramp after elections in Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
As the shutdown continues with no off-ramp in sight, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that travel impacts are likely to get more severe.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Off-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-ramp. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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