Washington — The U.S. government reopened Wednesday, Nov. 12, after a record-breaking 43-day-long shutdown that began Wednesday, Oct. 1, as President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to avert a lapse in federal funding .

With travel delays looming going into the Thanksgiving holiday and SNAP benefits at risk , seven Democrats and one independent senator who caucuses with Democrats worked out a deal with Republicans on Sunday to advance a spending measure to fund the government. The House took up the measure on Wednesday, and Mr. Trump signed it later that night, ending the 2025 government shutdown.

A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Before 1980, agencies largely continued operating during a lapse in

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