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House votes to end record-long government shutdown

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The House passed a spending bill to end the record-long government shutdown, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump, whose administration said he will sign it into law. The bill caps a 43-day political standoff that disrupted air travel, federal workers’ pay and food benefits for millions.



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Nov. 12, 2025, 1:29 PM EST / Updated Nov. 12, 2025, 8:44 PM ESTBy Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong and Kyle StewartWASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday night voted to pass legislation to reopen the federal government and end an acrimonious 43-day shutdown, the longest in American history.The successful vote came after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., brought the Republican-controlled chamber back into session for the first time since Sept. 19, wrapping up an extraordinarily long and unscheduled recess.The House passed the measure in a 222-209 vote, with six Democrats joining nearly all Republicans in voting yes and two Republicans joining most Democrats in voting no. The Senate had approved the same legislation Monday when eight Democrats peeled off and voted with Republicans to break a filibuster to end the shutdown.The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk to become law and reopen the government, restoring funding that has been frozen or halted.Before the vote, Johnson apologized to Americans for the disruptive shutdown, blaming Democrats for mass flight delays and cancellations, millions of civilian workers going without pay, and families going hungry. He said Senate Democrats blocked a bill to fund the government 14 times before ultimately caving.“While the Democrats keep voting to shut their government down, Republicans are going to vote to open it back up,” Johnson said in a floor speech before the vote. “And with that, we’re going to get the American government running again and working for the people, as they deserve.”The package includes a “minibus” of three appropriations bills through next September and keeps the rest of the government open at current levels through Jan. 30.It includes full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, which will keep the program afloat through September. More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP. Some told NBC News that they ran out of food as the shutdown cut off money for the program, and the Trump administration fought in the courts against having to shift money around to fully fund it.The legislation also provides limited protections for federal workers who’ve been under assault since Trump’s inauguration. It reinstates thousands of workers who were laid off during the shutdown and ensures there are no more reductions in force (known as “RIFs”), at least through the end of January. And it provides back pay for workers who were furloughed or working without pay these past six weeks.But in a major concession from Democrats, the bill does not include an extension of enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, after Republicans held firm against extending those funds beyond this year. That means more than 20 million Americans could see their premiums spike next year.Many House and Senate Democrats are fuming over the failure to secure health care funding as part of the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has promised a Senate vote on a to-be-determined ACA funding bill, with no guarantees that it will pass. Johnson has not promised a vote in the House. “We cannot enable this kind of cruelty with our cowardice,” said progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. In the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, Republicans rejected Democratic motions to guarantee a floor vote on an ACA funding extension, and turned away an amendment by Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., to redirect Trump’s $40 billion “bailout” to Argentina and instead put that to extending ACA funding.“I guess MAGA stands for MAKE ARGENTINA GREAT AGAIN,” Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., said in response.#embed-20251002-shutdown-milestones iframe {width: 1px;min-width: 100%}In a bullish sign for the legislation’s prospects, the sometimes rebellious House Freedom Caucus circulated talking points internally praising the bill, which were obtained by NBC News. The document calls it a “responsible CR” that funds the government into 2026 and avoids a “bloated” omnibus to be negotiated over Christmas. And, it notes, the appropriations bills in the minibus either kept spending flat or contained only modest increases.“The House Freedom Caucus has fought in lock-step with President Trump and Republican leadership in Congress,” the Freedom Caucus document said.The two Republicans who bucked their leadership and voted against the bill Wednesday night were Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Greg Steube of Florida.The six Democrats who broke with their party and voted yes all hail from swing districts: Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Marie Glusenkamp Perez of Washington, Jared Golden of Maine, Adam Gray of California, and Tom Suozzi of New York. Golden is not seeking re-election next year.Tucked inside the bill is a provision that is generating heavy pushback from Democrats and even some grumbling among House Republicans. It would allow senators — but not House members — to sue the federal government for hundreds of thousands of dollars if their phone records were obtained without prior notification as part of the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation. It appears to apply to eight specific GOP senators.Although emotions are raw in the Democratic caucus over some of their senators caving, party leaders say the high-stakes showdown with Trump and the Republicans “crystallized” how Democrats are fighting for health care and affordability for millions of Americans. That economic message, they say, juiced turnout and propelled them to victory in last week’s elections in Virginia and New Jersey and will help the party in 2026.“That will be one of the defining contrasts of the midterms: Democrats working on behalf of the people to lower costs versus Republicans who have made life more expensive for everyday families,” Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., head of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, said in a statement to NBC News.“The House Democrats have the better message, stronger candidates, and as we all saw in last week’s elections, the American people are on our side as we go into the midterms,” the statement said.Shortly before Wednesday’s vote, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., filed a discharge petition in a bid to bypass Johnson and force a future floor vote on a three-year extension of the expiring Obamacare subsidies. But that would need the support of at least four House Republicans to force a vote.“We’ll fight until we win this battle for the American people. That’s our commitment as House Democrats,” Jeffries said on the floor, adding that the fight will end either Republicans accept a funding extension to prevent premium hikes, “or the American people will throw Republicans out of their jobs next year and end the speakership of Donald J. Trump once and for all.”The U.S. Capitol is shown the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government on November 11, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the government, aiming to end the longest shutdown in history once the House of Representatives votes on the legislation later this week.Win McNamee / Getty ImagesThere was plenty of pain during the six-week impasse, some of it caused by the Trump administration as it tried to ramp up pressure on the targeted bloc of moderate Senate Democrats. In addition to the mass layoffs, the White House had threatened to halt SNAP payments to states until the shutdown ended; it ultimately doled out partial payments under a judge’s order, while fighting the issue up to the Supreme Court.On top of that, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy last week announced that the Federal Aviation Administration would have to cut the number of flights in American skies by 4% starting last weekend and ramped up reductions to 6% by Tuesday, due to air traffic controller staffing shortages spurred by the shutdown.Thousands of flights have been either delayed or canceled, snarling airports nationwide. It is expected to take a few days for airports to recover after the bill is signed into law.And while the end of the shutdown will spark a new debate about the expiring health care funds, some conservatives feel emboldened in their push to end them, including Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C.. who said shortly before the final vote that the money should “absolutely” expire.“There’s not gonna be any deal cut,” Norman said Wednesday evening, adding that he believes Johnson shares his view.Sahil KapurSahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.Scott WongScott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News. Kyle StewartKyle Stewart is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the House.Lillie Boudreaux, Frank Thorp V and Brennan Leach contributed.
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Oct. 19, 2025, 6:05 AM EDTBy Andrew GreifThe Philadelphia Eagles earned the NFL’s ultimate prize last season, winning the franchise’s second Super Bowl. Yet they weren’t alone among the league’s big winners. Other than the Eagles, no team may have left last season happier than a division rival, Washington. It was an unexpected result. For most of this century, the franchise had produced more investigations at the congressional, federal and state levels than on-field joy. Under owner Daniel Snyder, the team won fewer than half of its games. The team had been rebranded (2020 and 2022) more recently than it had won a playoff game (2005). Attendance fell to the worst in the league in 2022, the final season before Snyder announced he would sell the team. Yet last season, under new ownership, a new coach and rookie-of-the-year quarterback Jayden Daniels, Washington won 12 games and advanced to a conference title game, the first time in 33 seasons either had occurred. With one of the league’s best quarterbacks on a cost-controlled rookie contract, Washington had enormous flexibility to spend to build around Daniels and be “elite over the long term,” owner Josh Harris said after last season. Bookmakers gave only six teams better odds to make the Super Bowl than Washington.”We have a massive opportunity,” Harris said.That opportunity to go from one of the league’s biggest surprises to sustained success has been tested ever since. At 3-3, the Commanders have struggled to build on last season’s breakout success.Last season, their surge began in October after Daniels completed a Hail Mary touchdown to beat the Chicago Bears. It remains to be seen how much one play from their rematch against Chicago last week could dictate the rest of this season.Holding the ball while leading 24-22 with three minutes left in regulation Daniels, playing in wet weather, couldn’t grip a snap and fumbled a handoff attempt that Chicago recovered. The Bears used the turnover to eventually kick a game-winning field goal.”Completely my fault,” Daniels said after the game.The team’s overall struggles aren’t; several of Daniels’ metrics are up in his second season, and Sunday he has a chance to become the first Washington player ever to throw 10 or more passing touchdowns with one or no interceptions through five games (he has thrown seven touchdowns and one pick). But Daniels has been hurt, missing two games, and injuries have also sidelined some of his top targets, including Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown. Still, the Commanders rank in the top 10 in yards per play, and they often their drives turn into scores. Washington’s defense also has been a mixed bag. It has forced just three turnovers, third fewest in the league, and opponents’ possessions end in turnovers about half as often as last season. They have been on the field for 389 defensive snaps, ninth most, yet rank among the league’s better half in points allowed.Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn in Landover on Oct. 13.Scott Taetsch / Getty ImagesWashington has also shown a penchant for falling behind by double digits, doing it in four of their six games, with coach Dan Quinn saying after the loss to the Bears that “we’ve become way too accustomed to digging ourselves out of holes. “All three phases dug the hole, and all three phases helped get out, but we didn’t create enough takeaways. To finish minus-three [against the Bears], you really don’t deserve to win many games in that space.”The next month will be a litmus test for the team’s postseason viability. Sunday, Washington faces the Dallas Cowboys, whose 2-3-1 record doesn’t quite reveal the challenge they could pose. Then there is a Week 8 matchup against a Kansas City Chiefs team that suddenly looks dangerous again and consecutive matchups in Weeks 9 and 10 against two of the NFC’s toughest teams in the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. The season closes with four consecutive division games against the New York Giants, Dallas and Philadelphia (twice). One analysis ranks Washington’s remaining schedule as the 15th most difficult in the 32-team league. But as last week’s fumbled handoff showed, nothing in the NFL comes easy.What we’re watching for in Week 7Rams (4-2) at Jaguars (4-2): Something’s got to give during an early start in London. Jacksonville’s 10 interceptions lead the NFL, while Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has thrown only two picks on 209 attempts but has five fumbles. 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Nov. 15, 2025, 5:00 AM ESTBy Yuliya TalmazanLONDON — A flap of outrage is brewing over the fate of 15 residents of a cramped central London building, who critics say live out their lives indoors with no daylight, fresh air or adequately deep water.The gentoo penguins are one of the star attractions at the Sea Life London Aquarium, in one of the city’s most popular tourist hot spots, across the river from the British Parliament and nestled between a “Shrek”-themed experience and the popular London Eye landmark.British lawmakers this week joined campaigners in voicing mounting concerns for their 15 feathered neighbors, calling for government intervention over what they say is “un-British” treatment.Protesters demanding freedom for the penguins. Vuk Valcic / SOPA / Lightrocket via Getty ImagesThe company that owns the aquarium says its penguin enclosure meets the standards of modern zoo practice set by the government.Visitors file past sharks, turtles and tropical fish in big tanks to reach the penguins, housed in a noticeably colder exhibit, built of rocks and artificial snow cliffs that hover over a pool of water. There, the 10 females and five males appear to spend their time mostly bobbing, jumping and swooshing through the water while visitors look on, children squealing with excitement while adults whip out their phones to take pictures.Most people filing by Thursday, largely families with children, told NBC News they were not aware of the brewing controversy.Shivani Gupta, visiting from Canada, said the conditions in the enclosure “did not seem right,” although she added she would have still visited the aquarium as she has never seen penguins before. Some of the gentoo penguins have spent years at the Sea Life London Aquarium and some have never seen the sky, according to animal activists. AFP – Getty ImagesChelsea Gibbons, 25, on vacation from Massachusetts, said she was not aware of the concerns raised by the campaigners, but noted there was no access to the outdoors for the penguins and the pool area appeared “a bit small,” although there is an additional area for the penguins to waddle around. Had she known about the efforts to free the birds ahead of time, Gibbon said, she would not have come. “The aquarium is saying it’s meeting the standards, but we can always improve those standards,” she added. Dozens of British lawmakers have signed an open letter to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds asking her to “consider whether the penguins should be relocated to a more suitable facility better aligned with their behavioral, ecological and physiological needs,” according to British media reports. David Taylor, a member of Parliament with the ruling Labour Party, has been spearheading the campaign, posting on X that “abusing animals for money is un-British.” The largest populations of gentoo penguins are found in the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia Islands in the South Atlantic, and on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Rory Wilson, a professor of aquatic biology at Swansea University in the United Kingdom, told NBC News that in the wild, gentoo penguins routinely dive up to more than 160 feet deep. “I know that the official guidelines for captive penguins is that they need at least 4 feet of water depth, which I don’t know who thought of that. It clearly wasn’t someone who thought much about penguins,” he said. “They are monstrously efficient, wonderful swimmers. They are one of the fastest penguins, most athletic, and therefore any condition that they are being kept in captivity, which constrains their ability to move themselves, is obviously of concern,” he said. A Freedom for Animals protester last month.Jonathan Brady / PA Images via Getty ImagesAs far as fresh air and daylight are concerned, Wilson said, some subspecies of gentoo could struggle to survive outside in the U.K. due to a risk of fungal infections. Freedom for Animals, a U.K. charity that opposes the captivity of animals in “zoos, aquariums, mobile zoos and circuses,” launched a campaign to free the penguins in February 2024, but the movement has picked up steam with a protest held outside the facility last month and the intervention from MPs.A petition started by the charity has garnered more than 40,000 signatures and asks theme park operator Merlin Entertainments, which owns the aquarium, to guarantee the “safe and permanent retirement of the penguins” to a facility that can provide “a much more suitable environment.”In a statement to NBC News, Merlin Entertainments said the penguin enclosure is located on the ground floor of the aquarium, not the basement, and was “carefully designed to reflect important elements of the penguins’ natural environment as closely as possible to ensure good health, including climate-controlled temperature and filtered fresh air.”The company also said the enclosure has technology that creates appropriate seasonal lighting, reflecting changing seasons. The penguin colony is regularly inspected by independent veterinarians, and local and national authorities, it added. “This is a complex issue,” its statement said. “There’s a lot to consider, and we take every decision seriously, always guided by what’s best for the animals. We’re open. We’re listening. And we’ve always done what’s right for our animals based on expert advice and their individual needs. That’s a commitment we stand by.” Yuliya TalmazanYuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.Elmira Aliieva contributed.
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