‘You Didn’t Get What You Want’: CNN’s Manu Raju Drops Reality Check on Hakeem Jeffries for Praising Democrats After Shutdown Fight

Michael Luciano Nov 10th, 2025, 8:34 pm

CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju felt compelled to remind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) that Democrats actually lost the fight over the government shutdown.

On Sunday, eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to vote to advance a Republican bill to fund and reopen the federal government, which shut down on Oct. 1. Republicans control the chamber 53-47, but 60 votes are needed to overcome a procedural hurdle known as cloture. The eight Democrats gave the bill the 60 votes it needed, as one Republican – Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) – voted against the measure.

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