House votes to end longest government shutdown in US history
Johnson kept the House out of session during the shutdown, announced a planned repeal of a bill provision, and later swore in Adelita Grijalva.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Independent is an established news organization with attributed reporting and a named author. The article includes direct quotes and specific details, though it does not cite documents or provide extensive independent sourcing for every claim.
- Source type — Established international news outlet; a comparatively strong institutional prior.
- Transparency — The story attributes several claims and quotations to named officials and identifies the Department of Agriculture for a benefits claim.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — The publisher has an established news operation, though this article alone offers limited evidence about corrections practices.
The article gives concrete vote details and includes statements from officials in both parties, as well as information about the bill's effects. It provides limited outside analysis and little detail on the competing arguments over the shutdown and the bill.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents the Republican case through Trump and reports Democratic concerns about the omitted health credits, while also including Republican objections to a provision in the bill. It offers limited independent context on the parties' competing positions.
- Counterarguments presented — Includes criticism from both parties, but does not deeply develop either side's full case.
- Source diversity — Quotes officials from both parties and attributes a benefits statement to the Department of Agriculture.
- Omitted context — Provides little detail about the negotiations or the parties' arguments over the shutdown and the tax credits.
- Loaded language — Loaded terms are generally attributed to speakers rather than adopted by the article.
The article reports the vote, the signing, and competing political statements in attributed language. Its account does not clearly adopt either party's framing.
- Language tone — Mostly factual and attributed; charged descriptions such as “extremist” are presented as Trump's words.
- Source selection — Includes statements from Trump, Republican leadership, and several Democrats.
- Framing — Centers on the reopening vote and consequences of the shutdown rather than endorsing a party's account.
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.
The House approved the reopening measure with 222 votes, four more than needed to pass it, after most Republicans supported it and most Democrats opposed it. The Senate had passed reopening legislation earlier in the week, and Trump signed the bill on Wednesday. Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown and renewed his call to eliminate the Senate filibuster.
The legislation did not include an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Republicans said the Senate would hold a vote on reinstating the subsidies in December, while Democrats expressed concern that the credits could be abandoned. The bill also ends the shutdown-era interruption of full SNAP benefits, which the Department of Agriculture said would resume within 24 hours.
Community verdict
13 VOTESCounts every outlet’s report of this story. See all 20
- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 55% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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SWIPE →Speaker of the House involved in the shutdown negotiations and the House's response
President who signed the reopening bill and criticized Democrats
Trump's version of this story ↗Representative from Texas who commented on divisions among Democrats
Former president who increased the health insurance tax credits during the pandemic
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
Part of a bigger story
20 OUTLETSThe House passed a funding package that President Trump signed, ending the 43-day government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson backed the measure and urged its passage. Center outlets mostly report the vote and reopening, emphasizing the unresolved health-care subsidy dispute and, in some articles, debate over Johnson’s handling. Right-leaning outlets portray Johnson as holding firm against Democrats and often blame them for the shutdown.
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