US EditionTrump signs funding bill into law, ending record-long government shutdown
- President Donald Trump signed a funding bill into law, officially ending the 43-day government shutdown and restoring federal operations through January 30, 2026.
- The bipartisan measure includes back pay for furloughed federal workers.
- Eight Senate Democrats supported the bill, despite concerns over the omission of an important extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, which caused discontent among party members.
- The bill passed the House with a vote of 222-209, amid criticism from some Democrats regarding the lack of necessary healthcare provisions.
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The hard task of rebooting the US government after 43-day shutdown
After President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that funds the US government, his administration ordered federal workers to report back to work this Thursday. In this edition, we take a look at what the reopening of the US government entails after the longest shutdown in the country's history. Over 1 million federal workers will have to receive back pay, and 42 million low-income Americans will be able to once again claim food a…
Federal government reopens after record-breaking shutdown
The longest federal government shutdown in US history ended Wednesday night after the House passed a clean continuing resolution (CR), 222-209 and President Donald Trump signed off on the measure. Six Democrats in the House voted with Republicans to pass the bill, one of the key votes was from Rep. Don Davis, D-NC1. The General Assembly recently redrew Rep. Davis’s district to favor Republicans, shifting it from an R+1 to an R+5, according to Jo…
House passes bill to end longest US government shutdown; Trump signs measure
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a spending package to reopen the government, and President Donald Trump signed the bill hours later to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Once the US budget dispute has been settled, the government can continue to work, but Congress has once again demonstrated to the people how incapable it is of doing its job.
The Shutdown’s Unseen Victims
Although the longest government shutdown in American history will soon be over, it will be hard to forget for the frazzled travelers stranded at airports and desperate people waiting in long lines at food banks. Though far less publicized, the same should be said for the shutdown’s impact on Head Start, the federal program that provides free daycare and preschool to low-income families.
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