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US President Donald Trump signs the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a Senate-passed package that will reopen federal departments and agencies, as many Democrats fume over what they see as a capitulation by party leaders. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 05: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities' policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing comes as President Donald Trump looks to implement key elements of his immigration policy, while threatening to cut funding to cities that resist the administration’s immigration efforts. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

AOC: Schumer and Senate Dems. ‘failed’ on shutdown debacle

Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, labeling the deal to end the government shutdown a “failure.”

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 4: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks alongside Republican House leadership during a news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Republican congressional leadership spoke as the U.S. Government shutdown reached day 35. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

House set to vote to end longest government shutdown in history

The longest government shutdown in United States history may be coming to an end.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters while walking to his office on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the Government, aiming to end the longest shutdown in history. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Senate advances stopgap spending bill, marking major step toward ending longest govt. shutdown in U.S. history

The Senate advanced a motion to end the government shutdown on Sunday night amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by members of the pharmaceutical industry and administration officials, takes questions from reporters as he delivers remarks on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump: Obamacare money should ‘BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE’

As the government shutdown drags on, President Donald Trump has suggested that Republicans redirect Affordable Care Act funds directly to individuals.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders crashes Schumer’s press conference, calls on Dems to prolong govt. shutdown

Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders crashed a press conference scheduled for Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on Senate Democrats to prolong the government shutdown if Republicans do not concede to their Obamacare demands.