[Trump Says Government Shutdown Is Nearing an End] BlockBeats News, November 10 – On the evening of November 9 local time, as the U.S. federal government shutdown reached its 40th day, U.S. President Trump told the media, 'It looks like we are getting closer and closer to ending the shutdown.' The U.S. Senate is expected to vote later that evening on a bill already passed by the House of Representatives. However, the bill will be amended to package a short-term funding measure (which would fund the federal government until January 2026) with three full-year appropriations bills. It is reported that the bill has already garnered sufficient support from Democratic senators to pass the vote. However, according to Senate Majority Leader and Republican John Thune, the amended funding proposal will still need to be passed by the House of Representatives and sent to Trump for signing, a process that could take several days. (Jin10)