Senate Democrats Back Stopgap Deal Amid Uproar | JQJO

Eight Senate caucus members who joined Republicans to pass a stopgap funding bill won’t face voters next year. The Senate approved the measure 60–40, reopening the government through January 30 with back pay for furloughed workers but without reversing Medicaid cuts or extending ACA subsidies. GOP leader John Thune pledged a separate vote on subsidies by mid December, while House Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t committed. Premiums could double for 22 million people if credits lapse. The deal, led by Democrats Dick Durbin and Jeanne Shaheen, triggered intense intraparty anger amid the record shutdown that began October 1.