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

According to Mars Finance, as reported by Politico, the U.S. government has been shut down for nearly a month, and the situation seems to finally be shifting. The imminent critical deadlines, coupled with external pressures, are adding new urgency to the bipartisan discussions 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 centrist Democrats are ready to compromise on a temporary funding bill to alleviate the impacts of the shutdown, potentially as early as 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.