Analysis: The U.S. government shutdown may see a breakthrough early next week

ChainCatcher news, according to Politico, the U.S. government has been shut down for nearly a month, and the situation seems to finally be shifting. The impending key deadlines, along with external pressures, are adding new urgency to the bipartisan talks that have been stalled for weeks.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his Senate allies, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and other House Republican leaders seem increasingly convinced that more and more moderate Democrats are ready to compromise on a temporary funding bill to alleviate the impact of the shutdown, possibly as soon as early next week. Republican leaders are discussing a new temporary funding bill, with dozens of proposals already on the table, including providing temporary funding for the government until around January 21 or as late as March.