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What We’re Watching: Longest-ever US shutdown coming to an end, Georgia Dream making one-party rule reality, Syria’s president in Washington

​Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heads back to his office following a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The shutdown of the Federal Government has become the longest in U.S. history after surpassing the 35 day shutdown that occurred during President Trumps first term that began in the end of 2018.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heads back to his office following a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The shutdown of the Federal Government has become the longest in U.S. history after surpassing the 35 day shutdown that occurred during President Trumps first term that began in the end of 2018.

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Riley is a former writer and reporter for GZERO. When she isn’t writing about global politics, you can find her making GZERO’s crossword puzzles, conducting research on American politics, or persisting in her lifelong quest to learn French. Riley spends her time outside of work grilling, dancing, and wearing many hats (both literally and figuratively).

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Zac reports on global affairs, covering everything from battles between judicial branches and political leaders, to conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. With the Trump administration keen to alter the world order, though, there’s a heavy emphasis right now on US politics – an area with which he is intimately familiar. Prior to joining GZERO, Zac was a senior national politics correspondent at National Journal, where he covered the 2024 presidential election from its inception to the dramatic finish, as well as major congressional actions during the Biden administration. Prior to journalism, Zac worked as an economic analyst for Oxford Economics, calculating the impact of various tax policies, and of Britain’s exit from the European Union. Born in London, he currently resides in New York City, where you can find him playing football (the original version) or watching it on television while attempting to cook up a storm.

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Alex wears a few different caps and tips them all regularly. He writes for the GZERO Daily, works as a field correspondent for GZERO's nationally syndicated TV show GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER, and writes/directs/voices GZERO's award-winning puppet satire show PUPPET REGIME. Prior to joining GZERO, Alex worked as an analyst covering Russia and broader Emerging Markets for Eurasia Group. He has also written for the Financial Times from Washington, DC, and Sao Paulo Brazil. In his spare time, he makes short films and composes scores for long ones. He studied history and Slavic literature at Columbia and has a Master's from Johns Hopkins SAIS. He's a native New Yorker, a long-suffering Mets fan, and owns too many bicycles.
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US shutdown heads toward end as eight Democrats give in

Eight Senate Democrats joined almost every Republican to advance a continuing resolution that would fund the government through January and end the longest-ever US shutdown. Other members of the Democratic caucus were fuming. They had been demanding that any funding bill included an extension of healthcare subsidies, as premiums are set to rise, but all they received was a guarantee of a vote on this by the second week of December. Republicans did make concessions, though: they proposed offering healthcare funds directly to households, agreed to reverse the firings of thousands of government workers, and ensured there’d be backpay for furloughed federal employees. The Senate must formally pass the bill before it moves to the House and then to the president’s desk.

BUT BUT BUT. The decision to end the shutdown might help Democrats politically. If healthcare premiums rise, voters may well blame the party in power (Americans also tend to trust Democrats more than Republicans when it comes to healthcare), giving Dems a potential midterm boost. Healthcare was central to Democrats’ successful 2018 midterm campaign during US President Donald Trump’s first term; could history repeat itself next year?

Georgia’s ruling party sentences opposition leaders, attempts to outlaw opposing parties

In Georgia, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party has charged eight of the country’s leading opposition figures with plotting to overthrow the government. Their potential 15 year prison sentences come as the pro-Russia GD has asked the judiciary – which is beholden to the government – to outlaw the three largest opposition parties, cementing one-party rule in the country.

Syrian president at the White House

Is there a more improbable life arc in global politics right now? Fifteen years ago, Ahmed al-Sharaa was an al-Qaeda jihadist, jailed by Iraq’s US occupiers. Today, a year after overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, he will meet with Trump at the White House, as president of the new Syria. Recent months have been a whirlwind of Sharaa aura: he’s gotten Western sanctions dropped, flirted on-air with a prominent American news host, shared a panel with his former jailer, and shot hoops with US military commanders. But the new Syria is still a fragile project, beset by horrific sectarian violence, concerns about democratic legitimacy, and tensions with Israel. What will al-Sharaa want from Trump, and what will the US president demand in return?

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