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Government Reopens After 43 Days as Democratic Rift Widens Over Failed Push on ACA Subsidies

The stopgap runs to Jan. 30, 2026, setting up a December test on enhanced ACA subsidies that faces long odds in the GOP House.

FILE - Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan funding package, ending the record-length shutdown and restoring operations through Jan. 30, 2026.
  • The deal left out an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, trading only for a promised Senate vote in December with uncertain House prospects.
  • Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance the measure, fracturing the caucus as Chuck Schumer voted no yet now faces mounting calls for new leadership from House progressives and activist groups.
  • No Senate Democrat has publicly urged Schumer to step down, though figures such as Sen. Chris Murphy warned the caucus must stay unified after defections by colleagues including New Hampshire’s senators.
  • House Democratic leaders are preparing a discharge petition to force a three-year subsidy extension, while appropriators in both chambers warn of another funding standoff if spending bills and health costs remain unresolved.