The Brief

WASHINGTON - After 43 days, Congress has reached a budget deal allowing the federal government to reopen.

The vote came out to 222-209.

FILE - The U.S. Capitol dome is illuminated as the House of Representatives returns to Washington to vote to reopen the government Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What they're saying:

Republicans said Democrats sought to use the pain generated by the shutdown to prevail in a policy dispute.

"Stop imposing the suffering," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said. "Let's open the government. Let's get back to the work of the American people."

The other side:

Democrats said Republicans raced to pass tax breaks earlier this year that they say mostly will benefit the wealthy, but the bill bef

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