Jonathan Karl, ABC News reports that the end of the shutdown is near

An end to the shutdown is in sight. A senior Dem Senator tells me there will be more than enough Democrats to vote in favor of re-opening the government tonight. They’ll get a promise of a vote on health care — but nothing more. Most of the Democratic leadership will likely…

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) November 9, 2025

My theory on why the shutdown is about to end? Flights were being canceled. It was about the traveling public (not the vacationers but the business) that was outrage cause the FAA was starting to slow down flights and began cancelling them outright. The business community was getting pissed. One other factor is that videos and images of people on SNAP loading up buggies of food (some states stepped in, I know for a fact Louisiana did not sure the others) that most of us couldn't afford even with second jobs is not sitting well with the working class so that excuse went out the window.