The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30.

After the longest government shutdown in United States history has finally ended, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive its full funding again. After over a month of food scarcity,

This represents a dramatic change that began in President Jimmy Carter’s administration and reflects a disturbing shift in the way we manage, or mismanage, our government.

Flight cancelations and delays continued into the seventh day at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport after reductions started during the government shutdown. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 13 flights are shown as canceled, a drop from the 17 cancelations on the morning of Nov. 11 and 33 on Sunday, Nov. 9 at CVG.

Senator Dick Durbin is facing backlash from the Democratic Party after voting to end the government shutdown, citing concerns over air traffic controllers and federal food aid.

Conn., said it was "a mistake" for the eight Senate Democrats who broke ranks to make a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown.

Now that the longest shutdown in U.S. government history has ended, the SNAP will resume funding in Tennessee.

It is common to blame the politicians for the shutdown. However, as a philosopher who researches democracy, I think the fault lies also with us, the citizens. In a democracy, we generally get the politics we ask for, and the electorate has developed a taste for political spectacle over competent leadership.

EADaily, November 9th, 2025. The sale of American weapons to NATO allies, including for Ukraine, has stalled due to the suspension of government work. This is reported by Axios.

Even with the government shutdown ending, there are still key concerns for travelers to consider as we head into the holiday season.