Trump Approves Bill Ending Partial Government Shutdown
The measure barely secured passage in the House of Representatives earlier Tuesday, following Senate endorsement on Friday. The approved package delivers financial resources to numerous U.S. federal departments through the conclusion of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
Agencies receiving allocation include the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Notably, appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially incorporated within the comprehensive spending bill, were stripped out. The department will now operate under a two-week continuing resolution maintaining present funding thresholds, enabling continued dialogue among both political parties and the White House regarding immigration enforcement protocols.
Two recent fatal shootings involving federal enforcement officers in Minneapolis have spurred Democrats to demand operational reforms within immigration agencies.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has declared that until Immigration and Customs Enforcement is properly reined in and overhauled legislatively, the DHS funding bill does not have the votes to pass the Senate.
In recent years, as political polarization between the Republican and Democratic parties has intensified, the U.S. federal government has repeatedly fallen into crises of shutdown or been on the brink of shutdown.
On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new short-term funding bill before government funds ran out, forcing the closure of federal agencies. The shutdown continued until Nov. 12, 2025, when the House of Representatives passed a Senate-approved spending package, finally bringing the impasse to an end.
Throughout the 43-day paralysis—the lengthiest in American history—governmental inability to compensate airport personnel, including air traffic controllers, resulted in approximately 5.2 million passengers experiencing flight delays or cancellations, according to Airlines for America, an industry trade organization for leading U.S. airlines.
Additionally, at least 670,000 federal employees were furloughed, while roughly 730,000 continued to work without pay, according to data from the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington-based think tank.
The standoff unfolded against a backdrop of intense partisan warfare that has characterized Washington for nearly two decades. Experts caution that another shutdown appears inevitable when fresh budgetary approval becomes necessary next year.
"Polarization is likely to continue because the very divisions which propelled the shutdown are still in place," said Darrell West, senior fellow at Brookings Institution. "People don't trust their opponents or have much confidence in government."
Federal funding disruptions have surfaced repeatedly throughout American governance. The inaugural partial shutdown materialized in 1976 under President Gerald Ford amid a budget dispute. As many as 15 federal government shutdowns have been recorded since 1980, when it was clarified that federal agencies could not spend funds without appropriations, according to Congressional data.
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