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House votes to end longest government shutdown in US history

Trump signed the measure ending the shutdown, blamed Democrats for it, and again urged eliminating the Senate filibuster.

House votes to end longest government shutdown in US history
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This article1 analysis · Oct 13, 2026
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The House passed a measure to reopen the federal government, and President Donald Trump signed it, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The measure did not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits Democrats had sought.

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President who signed the reopening bill and criticized Democrats

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Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the House involved in the shutdown negotiations and the House's response

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Representative from Texas who commented on divisions among Democrats

Former president who increased the health insurance tax credits during the pandemic

Mikie Sherrill
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

Representative and newly elected governor of New Jersey who criticized the agreement's effects

House Minority Leader who said Democrats would continue winning elections

Representative from Arizona who was sworn in during the day's events

House Minority Whip who voiced concern about the outcome of negotiations

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president who signed the 2010 law establishing the health insurance exchanges

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Trump Signs Funding Measure Ending Government Shutdown

The House passed a funding measure that Trump signed, ending the government shutdown. The dispute over extending Affordable Care Act tax credits remained unresolved. Center outlets give a factual account of the bill’s passage and reopening, with the unresolved tax-credit dispute still in view. Right-leaning outlets mostly present the agreement as Trump’s victory over Democrats, though one also reports the bill’s passage and the unresolved dispute.

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