JNS: The United States federal government roared back to life on Wednesday after a bruising 43-day shutdown, ending the longest funding crisis in modern American history. President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan spending deal hours after it cleared the House in a narrow 222–209 vote, restoring operations across hundreds of federal agencies.
Under the stopgap package, most departments will now be funded at existing levels until January 30, 2026, while a few sectors — including military construction, veterans’ services and key agricultural programmes — have secured full-year funding. Critical social safety nets also get a breather, with major nutrition programmes such as SNAP and WIC receiving fresh allocations.
The US government shutdown is ended. House Speaker Johnson gives briefing.
Some Democrats finally joined the Republicans to end the pains and nightmare. pic.twitter.com/BgeqYw7Wjw— The Knight News (@Knight981311) November 10, 2025
The shutdown’s toll has been heavy. Nearly 900,000 federal workers faced furloughs or worked without pay, while ripple effects hit airports, research labs, regulatory work and community services nationwide. Economists estimate the deadlock wiped out over $10 billion in permanent economic output, disrupting everything from scientific projects to airline schedules.
The political landscape, however, remains unsettled. Democrats reluctantly backed the compromise even though it failed to guarantee an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — a priority for the party. Conservative Republicans, on the other hand, blasted the bill for maintaining spending they wanted to slash. A contentious provision allowing certain senators to pursue civil claims over alleged phone-record privacy breaches has also raised new questions.
Federal workers returned to their jobs after the longest US government shutdown, which left over 1 million unpaid, disrupted air traffic and cut food aid to Americans in need https://t.co/AEBgQMPI5E pic.twitter.com/1Xsp5JUYXm
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2025
With the government finally reopened, workers will now receive long-delayed back pay, and suspended services will resume over the coming days. But the respite may be brief: Congress has just weeks to hammer out full-year appropriations before the next deadline triggers another showdown.
Washington may have averted immediate crisis, but the hard budget negotiations — and the political storm around them — are far from over.
