Six Democrats Join Republicans To Finally End Schumer Shutdown After 43 Days
Jeffries opposed the House funding package, which passed despite opposition from most of his caucus.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates AOL.com, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The reporting is attributed to the Daily Caller News Foundation, which describes itself as a nonpartisan newswire, but the article’s framing is partisan and it offers limited evidence of independent sourcing. The AOL page identifies the content as republished, so credibility reflects the reporting source rather than AOL’s staff byline.
- Source type — The story is attributed to a newswire, but the reporting source is a partisan nonprofit outlet rather than a major wire service.
- Transparency — The page identifies the Daily Caller News Foundation as the content creator and provides republishing information.
- Author attribution — The page shows an AOL Staff byline while its footer attributes the content to the Daily Caller News Foundation, leaving the individual reporter unidentified in the article text.
- Editorial standards — The story gives concrete vote details but uses loaded framing and provides little direct sourcing or opposing response.
The article gives the vote tally, identifies the six Democrats who crossed party lines and describes several effects and provisions of the deal. It relies mainly on official statements and brief quotations, offers no response from Democrats beyond reporting their opposition, and uses some loaded language.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports the vote and includes some terms of the funding deal, but its framing and quoted commentary emphasize Republican criticisms and Democratic division. It does not include a direct response from Democratic leaders or an explanation of their case for the ACA tax-credit demand.
- Counterarguments presented — It says Jeffries and Schumer opposed the package and notes the omitted ACA tax-credit extension, but does not explain their arguments in their own words.
- Source diversity — The piece quotes Johnson and Leavitt but has no direct Democratic response.
- Loaded language — The headline and phrases about Democrats dragging their feet frame the shutdown critically toward Democrats.
- Opinion vs reporting — It is presented as news, but blends reporting with a partisan framing and a selected critical quotation.
The report uses language that casts Democratic leaders as responsible for the shutdown and highlights criticism of Schumer, while quoting Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s dismissal of the dispute. The loaded framing tilts right, though most of the article reports vote details and deal provisions.
- Headline — The headline calls it the “Schumer Shutdown,” assigning responsibility to the Democratic leader.
- Language tone — Phrases such as Democrats having “dragged their feet” present their conduct critically.
- Source selection — The article includes remarks from Johnson and the White House press secretary but no direct response from Democratic leaders.
- Framing — The article emphasizes Democratic division and criticism of Schumer alongside the vote outcome.
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The House passed a funding package to end the 43-day government shutdown, with six Democrats joining Republicans despite opposition from Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer. The deal temporarily funds the government through January and omits Democrats’ demand for an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
The House voted 222 to 209 to pass a funding package and reopen the government. Six Democrats crossed party lines, while Jeffries and Schumer opposed the measure. The White House said President Donald Trump would promptly sign it. The shutdown had disrupted federal workers’ pay, food assistance and air travel.
Community verdict
21 VOTESCounts every outlet’s report of this story. See all 8
- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 42% good look
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Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSThe House passed a funding measure ending the 43-day shutdown, and President Donald Trump signed it. Jeffries opposed the measure and said Democrats would keep pressing for an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. Center outlets emphasize Jeffries’s push for health-care subsidies and Democrats’ frustration over negotiations. Right-leaning outlets also report Democratic opposition but, in several accounts, cast the shutdown as a Democratic failure or assign Democrats responsibility for it.
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