Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill

The president attacked Democrats over the shutdown and other issues.

Last Updated: November 12, 2025, 11:17 PM EST

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

Here's how the news is developing.
Nov 10, 2025, 2:22 PM EST

Jeffries 'deeply skeptical' about Trump admin signing off on reversal of mass firings

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott that House Democrats are "deeply skeptical" about the Trump administration signing off on the language included in the Senate funding bill that would reverse shutdown firings for federal workers.

"In this deal, there is language for President Trump and the Trump administration to reverse some of the firings that happened during the shutdown. Do you trust that the Trump administration and the president is going to sign off on that and reverse the people who have been fired?" Scott asked Jeffries at his news conference on Monday.

Jeffries answered, in part: "There's reason to be deeply skeptical of the administration and their motives as it relates to the hard-working federal civil servants and the federal workforce, and we will continue to be deeply skeptical of their intentions. ... So, we'll see what the language looks like. But it doesn't change the core problem here, which is we need to decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis on behalf of working-class Americans, everyday Americans and middle-class Americans."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Nov 10, 2025, 1:39 PM EST

Johnson expected to swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva before any funding votes

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to swear in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva prior to any votes in the House this week on government funding, which have not been formally scheduled yet.

Johnson previously said he'll swear in Grijalva when the House returns for legislative session, and his office confirms to ABC News that the swearing-in will occur before the House takes votes this week.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on November 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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Grijalva won her special election on Sept. 23, four days after Johnson dismissed lawmakers following House passage of the clean continuing resolution to fund the government. While the question has followed the speaker throughout the shutdown, Johnson has shrugged off the delay in the swearing-in, arguing that his decision is not about Grijalva's intent to become the 218th signature a discharge petition that would force a floor vote on compelling the Department of Justice to release the complete Jeffrey Epstein files.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Nov 10, 2025, 12:58 PM EST

Schumer says Republicans now 'own' health care crisis

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer argued on Monday that Republicans are now to blame for rising health care costs after Affordable Care Act subsidies were not included in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government.

"The American people have now awoken to Trump's health care crisis. Health care is once again at the forefront of people's minds. People now see that premiums are about to skyrocket. They're terrified about how they're going to pay for their insurance," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "Democrats demanded that we find a way to fix this crisis and quickly, but Republicans have refused to move an inch. So, I cannot support the Republican bill that's on the floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America's health care crisis."

Senator Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., November 9, 2025.
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“Doing nothing is unacceptable, but that's the choice the Republican side made in obeisance to Donald Trump,” Schumer added. “Republicans now own this health care crisis. They knew it was coming. We wanted to fix it. Republicans said no, and now it's on them."

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow

Nov 10, 2025, 11:55 AM EST

Thune implores senators 'not to stand in the way' of quickly passing bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in floor remarks on Monday, pushed for the deal to end the shutdown to be passed as quickly as possible, as questions remain on timing.

"I said that we will be voting on the final package in the very near future, and I'm hoping that will be hours and not days," Thune said.

It takes unanimous approval of all 100 senators to speed ahead toward a final vote. If there is an objection from even one senator, it would be enough to slow the process down.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responds to reports at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 7, 2025.
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"I'm grateful that the end is in sight, but I would encourage every member of this body, Democrat or Republican, pro-bill or anti-bill, not to stand in the way of being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough," Thune said.

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