Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days
November 13, 2025
3:20 am
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bipartisan funding bill that officially ended the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history, restoring pay for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and reviving critical public services.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure 222–209 earlier in the day, following Senate passage earlier this week. Trump’s signature allows federal agencies to reopen as soon as Thursday, though it remains unclear how quickly full operations will resume. “We can never let this happen again,” Trump said during a late-night signing ceremony in the Oval Office, where he criticized Democrats …
