A handful of Democratic lawmakers in the Senate voted alongside Republicans on a bill to temporarily end the federal government shutdown on Monday, now sending it to the House of Representatives.

Why It Matters

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history, spanning over 40 days, disrupted federal operations, threatened food assistance programs, triggered thousands of flight cancellations, and left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay.

The Senate vote to temporarily reopen the government sparked intense controversy within the Democratic Party, as a small group of its senators joined Republicans in backing a deal that did not guarantee the extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, a key Democratic priority. Their decision has highlighted deep divisions over le

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