{"id":7141,"date":"2025-11-05T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/11\/05\/this-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-us-history-cnn\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:35:29","slug":"this-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-us-history-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/11\/05\/this-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-us-history-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"This is now the longest government shutdown in US history &#8211; CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-lede\/instances\/cmhj9dh0g00ch2dnv84s75lhu@published\" data-component-name=\"live-story-lede\" data-editable=\"top\" data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-canonical-url-path=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/04\/us\/video\/food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown\" data-auth-type data-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmhklyjrc0000356kgkkd149s@published\" data-video-id=\"me6c130c90930662f552958606524f31199cfe1797\" data-media-id=\"me6c130c90930662f552958606524f31199cfe1797\" data-bolt-id=\"d334a52f-d2a9-5cb0-98ac-9ec27f9e3773\" data-live data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-custom-experience data-asset-type=\"hlsTs\" data-content-type=\"mediasource-clip\" data-medium-env data-autostart=\"unmuted\" data-show-ads=\"true\" data-source=\"CNN\" data-featured-video=\"true\" data-headline=\"From bad to worse: food pantries overwhelmed as millions lose SNAP benefits.\" data-has-video-player=\"true\" data-description=\"\n\n<p>CNN News Central&#8217;s Sara Sidner speaks with Kyle Waide, President &#038; 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data-timestamp-html=&#8221;<\/p>\n<div   class=\"timestamp vossi-timestamp\"   data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/timestamp\/instances\/cmhklyjuj0003356k8picmi1b@published\"   data-editable=\"settings\" >     Updated           11:35 AM EST, Wed November 5, 2025       <\/div>\n<p>&#8221; data-check-event-based-preview data-is-vertical-video-embed=&#8221;false&#8221; data-network-id data-publish-date=&#8221;2025-11-04T14:08:22.962Z&#8221; data-video-section=&#8221;us&#8221; data-canonical-url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/04\/us\/video\/food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-branding-key data-video-slug=&#8221;food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-first-publish-slug=&#8221;food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-video-tags data-breakpoints=&#8221;{&#8220;video-resource&#8211;media-extra-large&#8221;: 660}&#8221; data-display-video-cover=&#8221;true&#8221; data-details data-track-zone=&#8221;top&#8221; data-sticky-anchor-pos=&#8221;bottom&#8221; data-tabcontent=&#8221;Content&#8221;>                        <\/p>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-player\/instances\/cmhklyjum0005356k6ut2eneg@published\" data-name=\"still_22088512_3446329.903_still.jpg\" data-component-name=\"video-player\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22088512-3446329-903-still.jpg?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\" id=\"player-cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-player\/instances\/cmhklyjum0005356k6ut2eneg@published\" data-title data-show-ads=\"true\" data-is-vertical-video-embed=\"false\" data-custom-experience data-autostart=\"unmuted\" data-is-vertical-video data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-headline=\"From bad to worse: food pantries overwhelmed as millions lose SNAP benefits.\" data-auth-type data-video-resource-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmhklyjrc0000356kgkkd149s@published\" data-live data-content-type=\"mediasource-clip\" data-video-resource-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmhj9dh0f00c72dnv24z1e2vk@published\" data-poster-image-override=\"{\"big\": { \"uri\": \"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22088512-3446329-903-still.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\" }, \"small\": { \"uri\": \"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22088512-3446329-903-still.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\" }  }\" data-video-id=\"me6c130c90930662f552958606524f31199cfe1797\" data-media-id=\"me6c130c90930662f552958606524f31199cfe1797\" data-bolt-id=\"d334a52f-d2a9-5cb0-98ac-9ec27f9e3773\" data-duration=\"02:02\" data-description=\"\n\n<p>CNN News Central&#8217;s Sara Sidner speaks with Kyle Waide, President &#038; CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank about the mounting need for help as the government shutdown continues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-check-event-based-preview data-network-id data-publish-date=&#8221;2025-11-04T14:08:22.962Z&#8221; data-video-section=&#8221;us&#8221; data-canonical-url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/04\/us\/video\/food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-branding-key data-video-slug=&#8221;food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-first-publish-slug=&#8221;food-pantry-snap-benefits-government-shutdown&#8221; data-video-tags>        <picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22088512-3446329-903-still.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"still_22088512_3446329.903_still.jpg\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>From bad to worse: food pantries overwhelmed as millions lose SNAP benefits.                 <\/p>\n<p><span>                                 02:02                             <\/span>                             <span> \u2022 Source:                              <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>     <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>From bad to worse: food pantries overwhelmed as millions lose SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>02:02     <span>     <\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section data-editable=\"main\" data-track-zone=\"main\" data-reorderable=\"main\">\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00cw2dnv2yphepjx@published\" data-deep-link-id data-drag-disable=\"true\" data-site=\"cnn\" data-post-text-plural=\"Posts\" data-post-text-single=\"Post\" data-redpill-text-single=\"New Update\" data-redpill-text-plural=\"New Updates\" data-deeplink-text-single=\"Newer Post\" data-deeplink-text-plural=\"Newer Posts\" data-show-paywall=\"true\" data-enable-livestory-paywall=\"true\">\n<section data-tabcontent=\"Content\">\n<div data-editable=\"spotlight\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:28:28 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00cp2dnvfkq83ux6@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhj9dh0w00cp2dnvfkq83ux6\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00cr2dnv20c657q2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>Historic shutdown:<\/strong> We are now in the longest government shutdown in US history, at 36 days. It surpasses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/longest-government-shutdown-vis\">previous record<\/a> set during President Donald Trump\u2019s first term.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0brcd00013b6o93uelocg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>\u2022 Stalemate in Congress: <\/strong>Roughly a dozen Senate Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-government-shutdown-election-11-05-25?post-id=cmhlmkwow00003b6ogw6y37gf\">have privately signaled<\/a> they are willing to support a stopgap funding deal in exchange for a future vote on health care, according to sources. Negotiations are still ongoing on exactly what kind of legislation the Senate would take up.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlz459a00013b6ov5zaeg01@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>Trump meets GOP lawmakers:<\/strong> Trump \u2014 who blamed the shutdown in part for GOP losses in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/election-news-11-04-25#cmhlfq12j00003b6oxpo3l2n5\">yesterday\u2019s elections<\/a> \u2014 urged Republican senators this morning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-government-shutdown-election-11-05-25?post-id=cmhm3380300003b6okfmvbx5h\">to eliminate the filibuster<\/a> to reopen the government, which Senate Majority Leader John Thune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-government-shutdown-election-11-05-25?post-id=cmhm6s6lb000i3b6oy4bpu2xo\">again ruled out. <\/a>     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00cs2dnvbgy4dvci@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>Widening impacts: <\/strong>The<strong> <\/strong>White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/04\/politics\/snap-benefits-trump-threat\">said yesterday<\/a> it would follow through with plans to partially fund food aid benefits after Trump threatened to withhold them until the shutdown ends, and Federal Aviation Administration staffing shortages have been causing delays at major airports.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-editable=\"items\" data-reorderable-component=\"items\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:35:32 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm7er5t00173b6o914r0pok@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm7er5t00173b6o914r0pok\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7er5u00183b6ohq5hidsz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Democratic Sens. Andy Kim of New Jersey and Tim Kaine of Virginia argued Tuesday\u2019s elections sent a \u201ccrystal clear\u201d message to President Donald Trump and Republicans on who voters blame for the government shutdown.     <\/p>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm7sis0000g3b6oy8t4v3hk@published\" data-name=\"still_22093594_1430968.486_still.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-1430968-486-still.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-1430968-486-still.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Sen. Tim Kaine speaks to CNN's Manu Raju on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7p81n001h3b6oqpe2hvb2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cHe seems to think the shutdown is somebody else\u2019s problem,\u201d Kaine said of Trump. \u201cThe American public overwhelmingly blamed Trump for it, because he is at fault.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7p81n001i3b6owc27ivdd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Kaine did not think the electoral victories would make Democrats dig in further.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7ug2d001n3b6o5w71i0kx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">              \u201cWe feel very, very good today, we feel good about the midterms, I don\u2019t think it affects \u2014 we want government to be reopened, we don\u2019t want people\u2019s health care costs to spike. And we feel that way today, just like we felt that way day before yesterday,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7p81n001j3b6oe4laflks@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Kaine hasn\u2019t been involved in the health care negotiations, but said he\u2019s pushed for a guarantee the administration wouldn\u2019t immediately rescind more funding or layoff more federal employees once the government is reopened.     <\/p>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm7thf8000h3b6on0tlprte@published\" data-name=\"still_22093594_1867130_still.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-1867130-still.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-1867130-still.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Sen. Andy Kim speaks to CNN's Manu Raju on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7p81n001k3b6oaajl9czq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Kim argued voters\u2019 message to Democrats was they want to see them fight back.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7u8n3001m3b6orm9q9riq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI think it further solidifies for me that people want help, that people want help from all the damage that Trump is doing when it comes to health care, when it comes to the lawlessness that we\u2019re seeing in our streets, and they want to make sure we\u2019re standing up and fighting against it,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7p81n001l3b6or6rg5wy4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Kim added, <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Trump, very clearly, this morning, is shaken and rattled by what has happened. He knows that this is a very firm condemnation to his lack of governance and his lack of leadership, and I hope the Republicans are worried and scared about what\u2019s going to happen to their party next year.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:29:28 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm708ue000v3b6on0x563n3@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm708ue000v3b6on0x563n3\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"1\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm7mgju000f3b6oi2snjjm5@published\" data-name=\"still_22093594_5861246_still.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-5861246-still.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-22093594-5861246-still.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to CNN's Manu Raju on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm708uf000w3b6o4ti6f6wi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she agrees with President Donald Trump the ongoing stalemate that has resulted in the longest government shutdown in history led to less-than-satisfactory results for Republicans in Tuesday night\u2019s elections.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7gvyy001a3b6o2hg67wgl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI think it had an impact, yeah. I think people pay attention to that,\u201d she told CNN Wednesday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7gvyy001b3b6o89ernsw0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI think people saw the shutdown, recognized that it\u2019s Congress that makes that decision and we\u2019re the party in power,\u201d she said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm7gvyy001c3b6opycrwuv8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In the first major elections since Trump took office for a second term, Democrats are projected to win gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, and Andrew Cuomo conceded Tuesday evening to self-described Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City\u2019s mayoral race \u2013 despite Trump\u2019s last minute endorsement.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm4am0n000a3b6ow98z8atl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>Follow our coverage of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/election-news-11-04-25\"><em>Tuesday\u2019s elections and the Democratic wins here. <\/em><\/a>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:15:52 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm6s6lb000i3b6oy4bpu2xo@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm6s6lb000i3b6oy4bpu2xo\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"2\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm774ah000e3b6our30gv9h@published\" data-name=\"AP25309482333560.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309482333560.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309482333560.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Senate Majority Leader John Thune attends a breakfast with other Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6s6lc000j3b6osxfwkhe2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Senate Majority Leader John Thune said bluntly there are not enough Senate Republican votes to weaken the filibuster even as he acknowledged President Donald Trump could be influential in persuading some senators to change their minds.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj4000y3b6oka3a5ie8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThere are not the votes there,\u201d he said when asked by CNN if he is still committed to upholding the filibuster in the wake of Trump\u2019s public campaign to change it. \u201cThe main thing we need to be focused on right now, in my view, is getting the government opened up again.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj4000z3b6o8fkmmyly@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThe president\u2019s views on the filibuster, you know, have been long held,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s surprising anybody.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj400103b6oq3nqi8ji@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Asked if he\u2019s worried Trump could persuade his members to change the filibuster threshold, Thune said: \u201cHe\u2019s obviously very influential and our members want to do everything they can to be good partners and help him implement his agenda. So I don\u2019t doubt that he could have some sway with members, but I just know, where the math is on this issue in the Senate, and it\u2019s not just not happening.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj400123b6o5jl9pb3w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Thune was asked twice if Trump\u2019s filibuster push will make it harder at this sensitive time for the Senate GOP leader to cut a deal with Democrats to end the government shutdown, but he did not directly answer.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj400133b6o91vtc9he@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             On that front, he said he hopes \u201cin the next few days\u201d there will be enough Democrats who agree to do that.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj400143b6o5gczl1ie@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The shutdown, he said, could have hurt Republican candidates in northern Virginia and acknowledged the Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey may have lost by a larger margin than expected.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm70zj400153b6ontz7zaw2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cBut,\u201d he added, \u201cI think in the end, these results were pretty much expected.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:13:31 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm63wvj000c3b6oz47bwcnj@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm63wvj000c3b6oz47bwcnj\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"3\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm73na9000d3b6oyqkz2emm@published\" data-name=\"2025-10-29T193122Z_436461349_RC2TLHAED7YS_RTRMADP_3_USA-SHUTDOWN.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-10-29t193122z-436461349-rc2tlhaed7ys-rtrmadp-3-usa-shutdown.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-10-29t193122z-436461349-rc2tlhaed7ys-rtrmadp-3-usa-shutdown.JPG?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference on October 29.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm47swn00013b6ofi5waai2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday night\u2019s projected wins by Democrats in the first major elections since President Donald Trump took office were a sign the Democratic Party should hold firm in its demands to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for votes to reopen the government.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6te59000n3b6ojesuy60r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Asked if the promise from GOP leadership of an ACA vote, as some moderate Democrats have signaled could win over their support for a short-term government funding bill, was sufficient to end the stalemate, Sanders said: \u201cWhat do you think the vote means? It\u2019s a vote. Maybe you win, maybe you lose. It goes nowhere.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6te59000o3b6ow46bi533@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWhat is important is that we protect the health care of the American people. We prevent 20 million people seeing the doubling or tripling of their health care costs, 15 million people being thrown off health care. That\u2019s what the issue, not a vote. Got to vote every day here. What does the vote mean?\u201d he continued.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6te59000p3b6odhlm0ltr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The Vermont independent, who is a leading progressive voice in the Democratic caucus, said \u201cabsolutely\u201d he believes the Senate needs to reach a deal to end the shutdown, but an agreement must include \u201cthe fact that we\u2019re not going to double premiums for 20 million Americans.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6te59000q3b6oc0d7xe9o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Sanders slammed Trump\u2019s Medicaid cuts that Democrats also seek to rollback as part of funding negotiations, explaining, \u201cThat is what this shutdown is about.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm6te59000s3b6osls2onui@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump and the GOP, Sanders said, are \u201cbeginning to catch on that they\u2019re playing a losing hand.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:49:26 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm47vi100053b6oy3rv3tl7@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm47vi100053b6oy3rv3tl7\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"4\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm6852p000c3b6o6vqrw5rb@published\" data-name=\"AP25309495758718.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309495758718.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309495758718.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm47vi200063b6ogyc2vwfq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump at his breakfast meeting with senators said the shutdown is hurting the GOP more than Democrats because they are in charge in Washington, according to a person familiar with the remarks.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm64dpk000f3b6ok8cbci63@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             That prompted a spirited back-and-forth with GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, the source said, about the Senate\u2019s filibuster rules.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm64dpk000g3b6ozf6qmm5e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump has been demanding the GOP gut the filibuster to advance legislation with 51 votes \u2014 rather than 60 \u2013 but that has been met with sharp resistance from Republicans worried about abandoning a potent tool if they are back in the minority.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:58:50 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm47swm00003b6o5q1l6qwb@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm47swm00003b6o5q1l6qwb\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"5\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm4elcf000b3b6osceu6rmj@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2244628265.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2244628265.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2244628265.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"A visitor jogs past the Washington Monument Wednesday morning.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm47t2800023b6ouym4urxe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Progressives on Capitol Hill are circulating a talking points memo Wednesday morning that warns, \u201cCaving without concessions would sap Democrats\u2019 momentum and undercut the party\u2019s support from its base.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm486jz00083b6o7k3yl0dm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             At least some progressive advocacy groups and House and Senate offices had received the memo, though it remained unclear the extent to which Democratic lawmakers were backing it. The memo was unsigned.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm486jz00093b6oijzci5i6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Some lawmakers had separately begun to make the argument publicly.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm486jz000a3b6oxtmdftm6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, for example, wrote on X: \u201cIt\u2019s also not a coincidence these big wins came at the exact moment when Democrats are using our power to stand for something and be strong. A huge risk to not learn that lesson.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1ymoc00073b6oaim4fwb1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>Follow our coverage of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/election-news-11-04-25\"><em>Tuesday\u2019s elections and the Democratic wins here. <\/em><\/a>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:45:18 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm3h24f00003b6o289xdy6c@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm3h24f00003b6o289xdy6c\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"6\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm3wbi9000a3b6opy4wyoui@published\" data-name=\"2025-09-29T214526Z_1189390692_RC2X1HAI2O9D_RTRMADP_3_USA-SHUTDOWN.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-09-29t214526z-1189390692-rc2x1hai2o9d-rtrmadp-3-usa-shutdown-20251105144242607.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-09-29t214526z-1189390692-rc2x1hai2o9d-rtrmadp-3-usa-shutdown-20251105144242607.JPG?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks next to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a press conference in September.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3rwoy00083b6osh8g1u9g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are once again calling on President Donald Trump to meet with them as the government shutdown becomes the longest in history.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3rwoy000a3b6otwts13mo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Schumer and Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/29\/politics\/democrats-trump-meeting-health-care-shutdown\">previously met with Trump<\/a> at the White House in September just before the beginning of the shutdown.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:44:29 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm3380300003b6okfmvbx5h@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm3380300003b6okfmvbx5h\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"7\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm3rh1m00093b6o72bqp88l@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2245137223.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2245137223.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2245137223.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump arrives at a Senate Republicans breakfast in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3382t00023b6owpbkt6tz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump urged GOP senators to eliminate the filibuster Wednesday morning while addressing them at a White House breakfast that included Majority Leader John Thune, who\u2019s made his opposition known to doing away with the 60-vote threshold.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p19400083b6o6sqdq8lb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI think it is very important, we have to get the country open and the way we\u2019re going to do it this afternoon is to terminate the filibuster,\u201d Trump said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p19500093b6odxx2vfyp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president then said he\u2019d abide by GOP lawmakers\u2019 wishes but added that it would be \u201ca tremendous mistake\u201d if they didn\u2019t \u2014 one that could cost them future elections.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p195000a3b6o9lzwww8t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIt\u2019s possible you\u2019re not gonna do that, and I\u2019m gonna go by your wishes. You\u2019re very smart people, we\u2019re good friends. But I think it\u2019s a tremendous mistake, really.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3shab000i3b6ox06x5hj1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Thune, who\u2019s warned that Democrats could abuse such a rules change if they regain power, was expressionless as Trump railed against the filibuster.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p195000b3b6oo5t8h2z5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president argued that it was the only way for his party to get things done \u2014 and suggested Democrats would do the same, despite the party refusing to do so in recent years.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p195000c3b6oyrwpicl3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIf they take power \u2014 and it\u2019s more likely that they take power if we don\u2019t do it, because we\u2019re not gonna be passing any legislation,\u201d Trump said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3p195000d3b6o516454t5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThey\u2019re gonna do it the first day,\u201d he added, arguing that Democrats would attempt to \u201cpack\u201d the Supreme Court and try to make Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico states.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3380300013b6oldwa8eae@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cNow if we do what I\u2019m saying, they most likely will likely never obtain power,\u201d he continued.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm3r7lm000g3b6ou35ru8kd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             There were several exchanged looks between senators and virtual silence as Trump went on to castigate his party over their shutdown strategy, CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins notes from inside the room.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:59:21 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm1wjk100003b6oe9jvzd2y@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm1wjk100003b6oe9jvzd2y\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"8\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm23h3m00083b6o6c29z3qc@published\" data-name=\"AP25309489312279.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.589\" data-original-height=\"1767\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309489312279.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25309489312279.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1767\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1wjok00033b6o7peshyzy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump expressed frustration this morning that Democrats aren\u2019t fielding their share of the blame for the now record-long government shutdown and said he disagreed with those who believed there would be more appetite for reopening after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/04\/politics\/election-takeaways-new-york-new-jersey-virginia\">Tuesday\u2019s election<\/a>.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1wjk100013b6o2un8cvqn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIt is Democrat-created, but I don\u2019t think they\u2019re getting really the blame that they should,\u201d Trump told Senate Republicans after the Democrats swept major races.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1ybqo00093b6oop2mgwbm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Democrats, Trump said, \u201chave shown zero interest in reopening the government.\u201d The president added that while he had heard that there would be interest in reopening \u201cafter the election,\u201d he didn\u2019t think there would be.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1zdjn000d3b6oc5ipd9ob@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president, who has repeatedly described the government shutdown in a positive light, cast a markedly different tone today as he listed some of the painful impacts being felt across the country.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm2000d000i3b6o68l0lf7u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cMillions of Americans are going to be without SNAP benefits,\u201d he said, adding that \u201ccountless public servants are now not being paid,\u201d and that \u201cthe air traffic control system is under increasing strain.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm1zrhh000h3b6oaficzktr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The shutdown, he added, is also \u201caffecting the stock market now a little bit.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm20grp000k3b6onh15vadu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWe must get the government back open soon, and really immediately. We have to get it (open),\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:28:13 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhlzy13a000d3b6oafg8mpuu@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhlzy13a000d3b6oafg8mpuu\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"9\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlzbcet00073b6os1eh8ogm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Some fired or furloughed federal workers on Capitol Hill \u2014 despite not getting paid \u2014 are trying to encourage Senate Democrats to stand firm on their position and not give in to Republican pressure.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0we6p00163b6os2mrmuyu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" 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Hill Tuesday who despite not getting paid, are trying to encourage Senate Democrats to stand firm on their position and not give in to Republican pressure. <\/p>\n<p><span>                                 02:07                             <\/span>                             <span> \u2022 Source:                              <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>     <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Fired and furloughed federal workers urge democrats to hold the line<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>02:07     <span>     <\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:47:25 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhlzpbxg00093b6of3vi6cfo@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhlzpbxg00093b6of3vi6cfo\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"10\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhlzzx9b00053b6ox8r2m7ji@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2245054107.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2245054107.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2245054107.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Abigail Spanberger celebrates as she takes the stage during her election night rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlzy3xz000h3b6ob1f86lxy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Abigail Spanberger, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F04%2Fpolitics%2Fvirginia-governor-abigail-spanberger-wins&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cadrienne.vogt%40cnn.com%7C3fe95ae3bd364551bc9808de1c11f582%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638979061106088322%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=yY1tofYTT41qQ%2Fq%2FHbSBD0l0R%2FMqKugETtAK8hNENyQ%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">CNN\u2019s projected winner<\/a> of the Virginia governor\u2019s race, called on lawmakers and President Donald Trump to \u201cmake real progress\u201d to end the ongoing government shutdown.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlzy3xz000i3b6olbtpw6u5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThe Virginians, the Americans, who work tirelessly for their fellow citizens deserve nothing less,\u201d she said in her victory speech last night.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlzy3xz000j3b6ou4kg0hdr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In Virginia, the ongoing shutdown and Trump\u2019s efforts to remake the government <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F02%2Fpolitics%2Fwhat-to-know-elections-virginia-new-jersey-new-york&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cadrienne.vogt%40cnn.com%7C3fe95ae3bd364551bc9808de1c11f582%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638979061106109797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=%2Bu%2Fc6WSXZQGtvQkQdkLtn4Qz2XZRgvyqbBvjKbBElP4%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">have affected hundreds of thousands<\/a> of federal workers who were expected to play a central role in today\u2019s election.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlzy3xz000k3b6obusytb67@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Spanberger said \u201cwe\u2019re living in a time filled with chaos,\u201d but \u201cthe only way we\u2019re going to solve these problems is by tackling them together \u2014 Democrats, Republicans, independents, all of us.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:39:43 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhm05ihy000n3b6okh55rlcj@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhm05ihy000n3b6okh55rlcj\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"11\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm1mxh300073b6ooouqtles@published\" data-name=\"2025-11-05T133204Z_1294420241_RC2DQHAVTIPJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.669\" data-original-height=\"2007\" data-original-width=\"3000\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthsocial.com%2F%40realDonaldTrump%2Fposts%2F115494873923565600&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cadrienne.vogt%40cnn.com%7Ca8a1b8c18aba4d7e1f5b08de1c1e6b90%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638979114348549848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=9FM1N1cr8GMeaTnCF1m6x5OCAnC3tLqG%2Bnwcio7SU28%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Truth Social platform<\/a> to distance himself from disappointing results for Republicans on the ballot last night.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0r0z5000z3b6ofma94mcy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201c\u201cTRUMP WASN\u2019T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,\u201d Trump posted in his first public comments following Tuesday\u2019s election results, citing unnamed \u201cPollsters.\u201d\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0r0z500103b6ors1x0ylz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president endorsed New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli during the state\u2019s GOP primary earlier this year and held tele-rallies for candidates in New Jersey and Virginia in the lead up to the elections, though he stopped short of explicitly endorsing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia governor\u2019s race.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0r0z500113b6oweqd9x15@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             And, in an 11th-hour post Monday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthsocial.com%2F%40realDonaldTrump%2Fposts%2F115488077072288045&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cadrienne.vogt%40cnn.com%7Ca8a1b8c18aba4d7e1f5b08de1c1e6b90%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C638979114348572644%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=We9ieAl5evz0G8S%2BWvN8mNrW1RiRIi4OC4niAz9gGb8%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">urged his supporters to back former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> over Republican Curtis Sliwa and Democrat Zohran Mamdani in the city\u2019s mayor\u2019s race.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0r0z500123b6oosptjzot@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Ciattarelli, Earle-Sears and Cuomo all lost their respective races, according to CNN projections.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:38:16 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhlz459900003b6o4kj9r7q8@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhlz459900003b6o4kj9r7q8\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"12\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhm1l6yh00063b6ovoozeq7n@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2244622927.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2244622927.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2244622927.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlz45ok00033b6o2hx1za4i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump is kicking off his day by having breakfast at 8:30 a.m. ET with GOP senators, as the government shutdown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/05\/politics\/snap-food-stamps-government-shutdown-flight-delays-analysis\">becomes the longest in US history.<\/a>     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0m5tx000q3b6oleijux7m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             He\u2019ll then head to Miami, where he is set to deliver remarks at the America Business Forum at 1 p.m. ET.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhm0n3fb000r3b6odx58gxw1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump\u2019s return to the White House is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:06:22 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhlmkwow00003b6ogw6y37gf@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhlmkwow00003b6ogw6y37gf\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"13\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlmkx3o00033b6ofx0nu5om@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Roughly a dozen Senate Democrats have privately signaled they are willing to support a stopgap funding deal to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on health care, according to two Democratic sources familiar with the discussions.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlo8o35000b3b6ocq5atzja@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Negotiations are still ongoing on exactly what kind of stopgap funding bill the Senate would take up and how it would pass the House. But the presence of 10 to 12 Senate Democrats open to the deal could be a breakthrough in the funding standoff. That support would be more than enough for Congress to end the funding standoff that has ground Washington to a halt for more than a month.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlo8o35000c3b6oup1uz42x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             That assessment of Democrats\u2019 attitude after a tense, nearly three-hour meeting of the Senate Democratic caucus inside the Capitol on Tuesday, where lawmakers hashed out the details of the still-emerging plan to reopen the government.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlo8o35000d3b6o4bpfa4bb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             A group of Senate centrists has discussed a deal that would involve a short-term funding plan \u2014 likely through January \u2014 as well as a package of three bipartisan full-year bills that include priorities for both parties. Republicans would also commit to a future vote on extending the Obamacare subsidies, though Senate Democrats \u2014 including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer \u2014 have previously said it is not enough to get their votes.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhlo8o35000e3b6o6t9bxoq4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             During that lunch, Schumer stayed quiet and did not express a preference as his colleagues aired their views, those sources said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:06:38 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00ct2dnv4vdw2ulq@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhj9dh0w00ct2dnv4vdw2ulq\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"14\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmhlyoq5y00043b6oxzwx5pck@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2240469070.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.667\" data-original-height=\"2001\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2240469070.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2240469070.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"An empty hallway of the Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen on October 13.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2001\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhj9dh0w00cv2dnv910xhjq5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             As the government shutdown crosses into its 36th day, it officially becomes the longest in history.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhjitajv000q3b6nldlahbd3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The last time the government shut down \u2014 which started on December 22, 2018, and went until January 25, 2019 \u2014 it lasted 35 days, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/longest-government-shutdown-vis\">previously the longest<\/a>. It cost the United States an estimated $3 billion in lost GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhjj9jje000t3b6nvkde9up5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>Here\u2019s a look at other times the government failed to be funded:<\/em>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}