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.

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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Winnipeg Free Press, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
The reporting is attributed to The Associated Press, an established wire service with substantial original-reporting capacity and editorial standards. The page is a credited reproduction in a regional newspaper.
- Source type — Associated Press wire reporting, a highly established news source.
- Author attribution — The article is attributed to The Associated Press.
- Editorial standards — Wire-service reporting generally operates under formal editorial and verification standards.
The shutdown coverage provides concrete figures, attributes statements to named officials and includes positions from both parties. As a rolling update, it offers limited synthesis and context, and the SNAP timing and some other details remain unresolved.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes both parties' arguments over the shutdown and the health-care subsidies, alongside practical consequences for workers, travelers and SNAP recipients. The rolling update format leaves some disputes and policy context only briefly developed.
- Counterarguments presented — Republican and Democratic positions on the funding bill and subsidies appear in the coverage.
- Source diversity — The report quotes lawmakers from both parties and includes a USDA spokesperson and outside organizations.
- Omitted context — The quick-update format provides limited explanation of the bill's provisions beyond the shutdown and tax-credit dispute.
- Loaded language — Loaded characterizations are presented as attributed quotations rather than the reporter's own language.
The report uses largely factual language and attributes partisan claims to the officials who made them. Its coverage includes statements and actions from both Republicans and Democrats without adopting either side's framing as fact.
- Language tone — The narration is predominantly descriptive rather than evaluative.
- Source selection — The report includes remarks from Republican and Democratic officials.
- Framing — The shutdown's end and its effects are reported without endorsing either party's explanation for the impasse.
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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.
The House passed the funding measure 222-209, and the Senate had passed it earlier in the week. Trump signed it Wednesday night, ending a shutdown that had left federal workers without paychecks, disrupted air travel and driven some people to food banks. House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats over the shutdown, while Democrats said they would continue pressing for an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
The bill calls for restarting SNAP, but the article said it remained unclear when all recipients would receive their full November benefits. A USDA spokesperson said funds could be available within 24 hours of the government reopening in most states. Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised Democrats a mid-December vote on the tax-credit issue; Johnson did not say whether he would schedule one.
Community verdict
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- 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 who led the chamber's return to vote on the funding bill and criticized Democrats over the shutdown
President who signed the funding bill ending the shutdown
Trump's version of this story ↗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
Republican chair of the House Appropriations Committee who criticized the shutdown's strategy
Senator who backed the compromise funding measure
Representative who said she would support the Senate funding deal
Senate Majority Leader who promised Democrats a mid-December vote on the tax-credit issue
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
Representative who said he would oppose a future bill that did not extend the subsidies
Senator who backed the compromise funding measure
House Appropriations Committee chair who accused Republicans of seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act
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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