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U.S. Government Reopens After Record 43-Day Shutdown With Short-Term Funding Deal

The stopgap runs only to Jan. 30, 2026, leaving the fight over Affordable Care Act premium tax credits unresolved.

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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in New York City.
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • Roughly 1.4 million federal employees will receive back pay starting Nov. 15 and agencies were ordered to revoke shutdown-era dismissals, with DHS granting $10,000 bonuses to some airport screeners.
  • The package funds most operations through Jan. 30, 2026 and fully funds veterans, agriculture and the legislative branch for the year, while air travel and SNAP operations begin to recover.
  • Senate Republicans pledged a December vote on extending ACA premium tax credits, but House action is uncertain and Democrats are weighing a discharge petition to force a vote.
  • Eight Senate Democrats crossed party lines to help pass the measure, exposing rifts inside the party, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll found blame for the shutdown split roughly evenly between Republicans and Democrats.
  • Economic damage estimates are sizable, with the CBO citing delayed spending of about $50 billion and a 1.5-point GDP hit and White House figures pointing to roughly $15 billion in weekly losses, while reports also flagged a retroactive provision limiting prosecutors’ access to senators’ phone records.