USโ Government Reopens After Historicโค 43-Dayโ Shutdown
WASHINGTON โD.C. – The โขUnited States โขgovernment โฃofficially ended its 43-day โขpartial shutdown late last night after Congress passed, and president Trump signed, a bill funding government operations throughโ January 30, 2026. โขThis marks the longest government closure in US history. The bill passed the Senate earlier this week with a vote of 60-40 and โthe House of Representatives โwith 222-209, largely along party lines, โคwith most Republicans in โคfavor and most Democrats opposed.
Theโ agreement concludes weeks of political deadlock, finallyโ reached with the support of eight Democrats in theโ Senate. While Democratsโ had sought โto leverage the โฃdeal for an extension of health insurance subsidies for 24 โคmillion Americans, that effort was unsuccessful, though a vote on the issue is scheduled for next month.
Correspondent Erik Mouthaan previously explained the significant consequences of the shutdown, noting that approximately 670,000 civil servants โขwho were furloughed will return to work in โคthe coming days. Furthermore,theโ 730,000 federal employees who continued working without pay will receive back wages.โข Crucially, food aid โคprogramsโ for low-income Americans, a point of considerable debate during the crisis, will be promptly reinstated.
The 300+โค page bill’s passage comes as a reliefโ after widespreadโ disruption,โฃ including significant travel delays. President Trump stated last night from the White House that the shutdownโ caused 20,000 flights โคto be canceled or delayed.โ The โคshutdown also created major โproblems at American airports, โas reported by RTL Nieuws.
While โขthe immediate crisis is over, the underlying political issues thatโค led to the shutdown โขremain โฃunresolved, setting the stage for โpotential future conflicts over government funding.
