Speaker Johnson says he thinks he has votes to pass stopgap

The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to extend government funding, in a major sign the shutdown is poised to end TRUMP: “LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE SHUTDOWN ENDING.” Shutdown end in sight as centrist Democrats back Senate stopgap deal to reopen government The U.S. government shutdown appeared close to ending after a group of centrist Senate Democrats agreed to support a stopgap deal to reopen key agencies and provide temporary funding. • Under the proposal, federal employees would receive back pay and states would resume delayed federal transfers. • The measure would fund certain departments through January 30, while others would receive full-year appropriations. However, the bill faces a tough path in the House. Democratic leaders have spoken out against the compromise, arguing it concedes too much to Republicans. At the same time, conservative GOP lawmakers are pushing for a broader package that would fund the entire government through September 30, setting up another potential standoff. The agreement marks the most serious bipartisan effort yet to end the protracted shutdown, though the political divisions underscore the difficulty of reaching a lasting budget deal.

FED'S MIRAN: POTENTIAL END TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DOESN'T CHANGE OUTLOOK MUCH Fed's Miran: Data since September suggests Fed should be more dovish than its September view. FED'S MIRAN SAYS INFLATION DATA IS STALE AND IT IS COMING DOWN Fed's Miran: Some of my colleagues are looking at backwards-looking inflation. MIRAN: 50 BPS CUT APPROPRIATE FOR DECEMBER, 25 BPS AT A MINIMUM

TRUMP: WE ARE WORKING WITH SWITZERLAND ON DEAL TO LOWER TARIFFS TRUMP: INFLATION WILL DROP TO 1.5% “PRETTY SOON” TRUMP: SYRIA PRESIDENT GETS ALONG VERY WELL WITH ERDOGAN WE ARE WORKING WITH ISRAEL ON GETTING ALONG WITH SYRIA