The U.S. Capitol dome as members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington after a 53-day break, for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve legislation to end a record-long, 43-day shutdown of the federal government, as voting continued.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson)