President Donald Trump signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history late Wednesday after Republicans pushed the funding measure through the House with the support of six Democrats.
The 222 to 209 House vote marked the feeble end of Democrats’ effort to force Republicans and Trump to back an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year. The standoff effectively concluded over the weekend, when eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus—with the tacit blessing of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)—broke ranks and endorsed a deal to reopen the government.
