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The Latest: Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days as Trump signs funding bill

As Speaker, Johnson urged the House to reopen the government and blamed Democrats for the shutdown.

The Latest: Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days as Trump signs funding bill
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President Donald Trump signed a funding bill, ending the 43-day government shutdown after the House passed it 222-209. The agreement reopens the government but does not extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, and the timing of full November SNAP benefits remained uncertain.

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who led the chamber's return to vote on the funding bill and criticized Democrats over the shutdown

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who signed the funding bill ending the shutdown

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Christopher Murphy
D · CT · SEN

Senator who spoke at a town hall about the shutdown fight and urged confrontation with Trump

Representative who warned that another shutdown could occur if health-care concerns were not addressed

Tom Cole
R · OK-4

Republican chair of the House Appropriations Committee who criticized the shutdown's strategy

Maggie Hassan
D · NH · SEN

Senator who backed the compromise funding measure

Representative who said she would support the Senate funding deal

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who promised Democrats a mid-December vote on the tax-credit issue

Richard J. Durbin
D · IL · SEN

Senator who voted for the funding bill

House Democratic leader who opposed the funding bill

Representative who was sworn in as the House's newest member

Jim McGovern
D · MA-2

Representative who said he would oppose a future bill that did not extend the subsidies

Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

Senator who backed the compromise funding measure

House Appropriations Committee chair who accused Republicans of seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act

ALSO MENTIONED  J. B. Pritzker, Illinois governor who criticized Democratic senators for supporting the shutdown-ending deal

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Mike Johnson Backs House Bill to End 43-Day Shutdown

The 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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