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Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill

PHOTO: President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
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Jacquelyn Martin/AP
House lawmakers pass bill to end longest shutdown in American history
By Kevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: November 13, 2025, 7:48 AM

President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The House passed the bill by a 222-209 margin earlier in the evening. The Senate passed the bill on Monday.

The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Key Headlines

  • Trump urges midterm voters to remember Democrats caused shutdown
  • Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown
  • House passes funding bill
Here's how the news is developing.

Nov 13, 2025 7:48 AM

Trump urges midterm voters to remember Democrats caused shutdown

Trump urged Americans not to forget about the damage he said was caused by Democrats and to remember that when they go to the polls next year.

"So I just want to tell the American people, you should not forget this. When we come up to midterms and other things, don't forget what they've done to our country," Trump said.

"Over the past seven weeks, the Democrats' shutdown has inflicted massive harm," Trump said.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Trump connected Democrats to the multiple outcomes that occurred due to the shutdown, including the reduction and delays in flights, federal workers not getting paid and SNAP benefits running out.

"People were hurt so badly. Nobody's ever seen anything like this one. This was a no-brainer. This was an easy extension, but they didn't want to do it the easy way. They had to do it the hard way, and they look very bad, the Democrats do," Trump said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie


Nov 13, 2025 7:48 AM

Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown

Surrounded by Republican members of Congress and some members of his Cabinet, Trump signed the funding bill that the House passed earlier in the evening.

Trump continues to attack Democrats for the shutdown, saying the majority of them were happy to watch the American people “suffer” while they tried to appease their radical left base.


Nov 13, 2025 7:48 AM

Speaker Johnson said he's 'very angry' over Senate phone record provision in bill

Speaker Mike Johnson, at a news conference following the government funding vote on Wednesday night, said he spoke to Senate Majority Leader John Thune about his opposition to the Senate phone record provision that was tucked into the funding package.

The provision allows senators to sue the government if their phone records are investigated without notifying them.

Eight Republican senators had their phone records subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith as part of his investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The provision would allow them to seek hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.

“We've had a great working relationship and a good friendship. He's a trustworthy, honest broker, and that's why I was so surprised when we found out about that provision,” Johnson said of Thune. “I was very angry about it. I was and a lot of my members called me.”

“I think he [Thune] regretted the way it was done,” Johnson added. “And we had an honest conversation about that. I didn't ask him for any commitment at that time because I had a lot on my plate today.”

He reiterated that the House will vote on a standalone bill to repeal the provision in the Senate bill early next week under suspension, which requires a two-thirds majority.

“I think that was way out of line. I don't think that was a smart thing… and the House is going to reverse -- we are going to repeal that, and I'm going to expect our colleagues in the Senate to do the same thing,” he said.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Fritz Farrow



Nov 13, 2025 1:58 AM

House Democratic leadership says they will continue to fight for ACA tax credits

After the House passed the government funding bill on Wednesday night, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released a statement saying they would continue to fight for the Affordable Care Act tax credits, a debate central to the government shutdown.

"House Democrats will continue our fight to lower the high cost of living, decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis and extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits," the leaders said.

The leaders called for Republicans to work with Democrats on addressing health care policies.

"Over the past several weeks, a handful of Republicans claimed to be interested in addressing the healthcare crisis that they have created in America. Open Enrollment is here and the Congress must act with urgency. Now is the time for so-called traditional Republicans to join with House Democrats, sign the discharge petition and force a vote on our bill to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years," the leaders added.


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