The Day the Shutdown Ended and Epstein Files Deepened

After 43 days, the government is almost open again.

President Donald Trump often offers ideas that once seem outlandish, then repeating them until they gain traction and begin sounding more mainstream.

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government on Wednesday, ending the 43-day Democrat shutdown.

Author Michael Wolff spills about his emails with the dead pedophile after they were released by Congress.

Millions still face SNAP benefit delays and flight cancellations as federal workers left unpaid. Follow Newsweek’s live coverage.

President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.

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Things got tense on the House floor as lawmakers voted to reopen the government.

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse. That disruption saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families. [Full Story]

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President Trump signed the bill ending the shutdown after 43 days, after the House approved it, largely on party lines.

After more than 40 days, Congress passed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history.

If his vice president can do it, so can Trump.

The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.

The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history came to a close Wednesday night when President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending the 43-day-long impasse.

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The federal government was beginning to come back to life after President Trump signed into law a spending package that narrowly passed the House.

Minja Koskela is leader of Finland’s Left Alliance. She spoke to Jacobin about how the right-wing-populist Finns Party is using its place in government to attack labor and public services, and how her party is resisting austerian dogmas.

Discredited author Michael Wolff once encouraged Jeffrey Epstein to blackmail then-presidential candidate Donald Trump — insisting the convicted pedophile could generate a “debt” from him. The Trump-obsessed writer’s email…

Jeffrey Epstein cast himself as a Trump insider and wanted to leverage potentially damaging information about the president, according to emails with associates.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting 32 people and entities that facilitate Iran’s production of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Muriel E. Bowser has appeased the president in ways big and small, preventing a complete federal takeover but dividing her deeply Democratic city.

The Trump-obsessed writer’s email exchanges with Epstein were among the trove of documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

Muriel E. Bowser has appeased the president in ways big and small, preventing a complete federal takeover but dividing her deeply Democratic city.

A large number of government employees have not been receiving paychecks amid the shutdown.

Kelly Jones and Josh Levin

Kelly Jones and Josh Levin

The House bill to end the shutdown reinstates the employees who were laid off and secures their back pay, but it's unclear when they'll receive it.

Paychecks to federal workers reportedly will begin going out Saturday following the end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. [Full Story]

The provision will allow senators to sue the government over searches of their phone records tied to the January 6 investigation.

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A large number of government employees have not been receiving paychecks amid the shutdown.

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New emails released in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal have renewed sexual assault allegations against the man once known as Prince Andrew.

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure.

The nation’s longest government shutdown ended Wednesday meaning SNAP can resume payments. Follow Newsweek live.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) former chief of staff was charged on Wednesday with allegedly plotting to steal $225,000 and give the money to a friend, according to the Justice Department.

A Biden-appointed federal judge in Chicago has ordered the release of hundreds of criminal migrants arrested by federal immigration agents.

The federal government is back open after a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ‒ but the effects from the nation's longest-ever shutdown could linger.

Trump faces GOP revolt as House readies vote to release full Epstein files amid new emails linking him to case. Follow live.

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

Lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James are expected to argue in court Thursday that the bank fraud charges against her should be tossed out.

Lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James are expected to argue in court Thursday that the bank fraud charges against her should be tossed out.

The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.

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The judge said part of the grand jury transcript in Comey’s case is “missing.”

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The U.S. State Department has officially designated four violent European far-left groups linked to Antifa as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).

Natalie Grabow became the oldest woman ever to finish the grueling, 140.6-mile Ironman World Championship triathlon last month.

The right-wing host said she did not view the sex trafficker as an “actual pedophile” until recently, among other head-scratching remarks.

Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend.

The union, which ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the DNC back in July, noted that it is “considering its options.”

Newly released files include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

For the GOP, Trump is not the future. He is also a past which they are going to actively have to distance themselves from.

Ed Gallrein is running hard on his loyalty to President Trump as he challenges Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, and it shows when the discussion veers into the Epstein files.

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The rare criticism showed the limits of his authority over the “America First” agenda and raised some GOP concern about enthusiasm ahead of the midterms.

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Luke Winkie

A USA TODAY review of a trove of Epstein emails shows the convicted sex offender had significant concerns about his longtime friend and confidant.

The air traffic control staffing issues of the government shutdown was not the start of the ATC struggles in the U.S., an expert told Newsmax on Thursday. Both former Democrat President Barack Obama and Joe Biden broke the ATC system and staffing and President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are quickly working to fix what Democrats broke. [Full Story]

The rare criticism showed the limits of his authority over the “America First” agenda and raised some GOP concern about enthusiasm ahead of the midterms.

The president and the first lady ignored shouted questions about the notorious child sex trafficker.

Influencers who once fueled the “Epstein Files” are quieting down under pressure from Trump.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) announced on Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments on January 21, 2026, in Trump v. Cook, a media-frenzied case testing the president’s authority to remove members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

DC lawmakers grabbed more than $10 million during the six-week funding row that saw food stamp aid slashed – and YOU were paying for it.

It took 43 days for Congress to reopen the government, and now lawmakers are going to try to negotiate a health care deal in less time than that.

A bombshell audit from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reveals that California, under the direction of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), illegally issued thousands of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) to dangerous foreign truck drivers. Duffy said the CDLs are now being revoked.

The Trump administration says that more than 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported. But there's also evidence of an internal migration from target cities and states and into quieter areas that feel safer.