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On Wednesday night, November 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law, ending a record-breaking 42-day federal government shutdown and resuming normal government operations. The legislation, officially titled the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, funds most of the federal government through January 30, 2026. It also provides full-year appropriations through September 30 for key sectors including military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress.

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Six Democrats voted in favor of the continuing resolution, and two Republicans voted no.

Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Don Davis (D-N.C.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Adam Gray (D-Calif.), Marie Gluesenkamp (D-Wash.), and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) voted yes, while Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Greg Steube (R-Fla.) voted no.

This continuing resolution kicks the can down the road until the end of January. We can only hope that Congress will someday vote on a real budget instead of an endless series of continuing resolutions.

The Senate passed a government funding package Monday night that is moving on to the House for confirmation.

The 60-40 vote came roughly 24 hours after a bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators, reached an agreement that officially broke a weeks-long stalemate.

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When Sen. John Kennedy talks politics, you’d be wise to listen. The Louisiana Republican never minces words, and last month, in the early days of the Schumer Shutdown, he made a prediction that turned out to be prophetic.

“It will end eventually when Senator Schumer goes to six or eight of his members and his Democrats and says, ‘Do me a favor. Vote to open it back up. I may have to criticize you, I’m not gonna vote with you, but I need a way out of this. I need an offering.’” He even warned, with his trademark wit, that Schumer would have to be careful not to make it look orchestrated. Because, as he put it, “if it looks contrived… he’s boned.”

Well, Kennedy was right. The shutdown ended Sunday after eight members of Schumer’s own caucus broke ranks and voted to end debate on the continuing resolution. The 60–40 vote drew a clean line in the sand: Republicans held their ground, while Democrats quietly folded.

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