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🇺🇸 Trump Signs Bill Officially Reopening Government
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President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the bill to reopen the federal government, ending the record-shattering 43-day shutdown — a standoff he repeatedly blamed on Democrat demands for “healthcare for illegal immigrants” and attacks on his “big, beautiful bill.”
The stopgap measure keeps the government funded through January 30, restoring pay for federal workers, reversing layoffs, and securing SNAP benefits through September.
But here’s the political reality: Trump forced Democrats to cave, reopening the government without giving them the long-term Obamacare subsidies they demanded. Senate GOP Leader John Thune did offer Democrats a symbolic vote in December — but Speaker Mike Johnson hasn't agreed to touch it.
Translation? Trump reopened the government on his terms — and Democrats got almost nothing.
Keep reading below for more Trump news!
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đź”” Trump Signs Bill Officially Reopening Government
đź’¬ White House Slams Democrats' Epstein Release as Distraction
🇺🇸 Trump's H-1B Visas Draw Criticism from Base
đź’Š White House Addresses Trump Health After MRI
🛢️ Trump Advances Massive Alaska LNG Project
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The 43-day nightmare is finally over. President Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after Democrats inflicted massive damage on American families, federal workers, and the economy - all for nothing. Trump didn't mince words, calling out Democrats for trying to "extort" the country over hundreds of billions of dollars for illegal aliens while causing flight cancellations, cutting off food stamps, and leaving over a million government workers without paychecks. Speaker Mike Johnson said it perfectly: Democrats were more afraid of political retribution from the radicals in their party than they were about taking food out of the mouths of hungry families.
Meanwhile, House Democrats picked the exact moment the government reopened to release selectively leaked Epstein documents attacking the president. This was a transparent attempt to distract from their own failures and the total collapse of their shutdown strategy. Trump's America First agenda marches forward while Democrats scramble to figure out what went wrong and who's to blame.
Check out all the latest developments and more below!
đź’¬ White House Slams Democrats' Epstein Release as Distraction
The White House fired back after House Democrats released documents detailing previously undisclosed communications from Jeffrey Epstein about President Trump as the government prepared to reopen. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated "The Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump," dismissing the release as a distraction from Trump's historic accomplishments. In a 2011 email to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein wrote that Trump had spent hours at his house with a "victim," which Democrats pointed to as evidence Trump had a more intimate relationship with Epstein than he admitted. Leavitt explained "The 'unnamed victim' referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever and 'couldn't have been friendlier' to her in their limited interactions." The White House emphasized that Trump "kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club decades ago for being a creep to his female employees, including Giuffre," calling the stories "bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump's historic accomplishments."
🇺🇸 Trump's H-1B Visas Draw Criticism from Base
President Trump drew criticism from within his MAGA base after defending H-1B visas, arguing that bringing foreign workers is important to "bring in talent" to the U.S. Trump told Ingraham "No, you don't" when she argued America has talent at home, stating "You don't have certain talents, and people have to learn! You can't take people off an unemployment line and say I'm gonna put you into a factory where we're gonna make missiles." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene promptly spoke out against the statements, declaring "I am America First and America Only" and stating she is "solidly against you being replaced by foreign labor, like with H1Bs." The White House pointed to the Trump administration's announcement in September requiring a $100,000 annual fee for companies seeking H-1B visas and the Department of Labor's Project Firewall launched to ensure employers don't abuse the process. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers stated "The Trump administration is protecting American workers by restoring accountability in the H1-B process, ensuring that it is used to bring in only the highest-skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations and not low wage workers that will displace Americans."
đź’Š White House Addresses Trump Health After MRI
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated President Trump "remains in exceptional physical health" after concerns swirled about an MRI scan Trump received in October. Leavitt said the advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center was "part of his routine physical examination" and that "the full results were reviewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agreed that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health." Trump told reporters on Air Force One in October "I got an MRI, it was perfect," adding "We had an MRI, and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect." Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella wrote in a memorandum that Trump "remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance." Leavitt had previously addressed concerns about Trump's swollen legs in July, stating it was a "benign and common condition" for individuals older than age 70, while bruising on his hands was attributable to "frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin."
🛢️ Trump Advances Massive Alaska LNG Project
The Trump administration announced a major step forward for an expansive liquefied natural gas project in Alaska as Alaska LNG and BakerHughes formed an alliance to build a nearly 1,000-mile pipeline and corresponding terminal. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the agreement for the 807-mile pipeline projected to run from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean down to Nikiski on the Kenai peninsula. Wright stated "Alaska LNG has the potential to be one of the most significant energy infrastructure projects in our nation's history" and that "today's investment announcement is an important step forward for the project, prosperity in Alaska, and the energy security of America and our allies." Burgum added that U.S. LNG is "not just an energy source [but] a strategic asset that powers our economy," emphasizing the alliance will create long-term affordable power for Americans based in America. The project will include a carbon-capture plant on Alaska's North Slope with the capacity to remove seven million tons of carbon dioxide annually.
đź”” Trump Signs Bill Officially Ending Shutdownđź””
President Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after 43 days, ending the longest shutdown in American history and blasting Democrats for attempting to "extort" American taxpayers. Trump was flanked by House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and cabinet officials when he condemned Democrats for refusing to open the government.
The president stated Democrats shut down the government "in an attempt to extort American taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars for illegal aliens and people that came into our country illegally," declaring "we will never give in to extortion, because that's what it was." Trump said Democrats "inflicted massive harm" by keeping the government closed since October 1, causing 20,000 flights to be canceled or delayed and depriving more than one million government workers of their paychecks.
Trump noted Democrats "cut off food stamp benefits for millions and millions more Americans in need" and caused tens of thousands of federal contractors and small businesses to go unpaid. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that Democrats "may have permanently damaged the federal statistical system with October CPI and jobs reports likely never being released," leaving policymakers at the Fed "flying blind at a critical period." T
he House passed the Senate-amended continuing resolution by a 222-209 vote, with six Democrats joining Republicans while two Republicans defected. The bill extends most current funding levels through January 30, 2026, with three appropriations bills attached lasting through September 2026, and includes funding for SNAP through September. Speaker Johnson accused top Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries of prioritizing political cover from Marxists taking over the Democratic Party over feeding hungry American families.
Johnson stated Democrats "were more afraid of political retribution from the radicals that now run the Democratic Party than they were afraid about taking the food out of the mouths of hungry families." The speaker declared Republicans gave Democrats none of their "radical, crazy demands" and emphasized that Trump "bent over backwards" to support Americans affected by the shutdown.
The House passed a seven-week CR in late September with only Democrat Rep. Jared Golden joining Republicans to advance the measure before the chamber adjourned while the Senate deliberated. Senate Democrats and Republican Sen. Rand Paul voted 15 times to block the House-passed CR from advancing, with only Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto, John Fetterman, and Angus King initially breaking ranks. Five additional Democrat colleagues relented after 15 failed votes, enabling the bill to pass Monday evening 60-40, with those eight Democrats representing the bare minimum needed to advance the measure.
Republicans emerged more unified after Democrat overperformance in off-year elections seemed likely to propel Democrats toward electoral gains in the 2026 midterms. Democrats had hoped to force a national conversation on healthcare by pushing to extend Covid-era enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies as their price for reopening the government, but received only a promised vote on a bill of their choice with no guarantee to pass. The measure also reverses layoffs the Trump administration set into motion in October and pays employees for their absence during the shutdown.
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🌍 President Trump asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa how many wives he had when gifting him fragrances, joking "With you guys, I never know" after al-Sharaa confirmed he has one wife. The video showed Trump spraying Trump cologne on himself and al-Sharaa before telling him to take it to Syria, noting another fragrance "is for your wife." Trump complimented al-Sharaa as "a very strong leader" and stated "I like him. I get along with him" while promising to "do everything we can to make Syria successful, because that's part of the Middle East."
🇮🇱 President Trump made a formal request to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and fraud charges. Trump wrote in a letter that Netanyahu has been a "formidable and decisive" leader for Israel in a time of war and that "his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted," calling the case "a political, unjustified prosecution." Trump stated "it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him, and ending that lawfare once and for all," though Herzog's office said a presidential pardon request must go through proper channels including a formal request from the person seeking the pardon.
🇨🇳 China unveiled a "zero-tariff" trade agreement with Venezuela covering roughly 400 tariff categories as President Trump warns of "zero tolerance" for narco-states and deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the Caribbean. Gordon Chang stated "This really looks like China is going to completely take over the Venezuelan economy" and that "it's going to decimate Venezuela's local industry," noting Venezuela "basically sells petroleum to China and very little else." Chang added that Maduro "realizes he's got a problem in the form of Donald J. Trump" with a U.S. aircraft carrier near Venezuelan shores and "needs a friend, and he's desperate."
🇨🇴 Colombia's far-left President Gustavo Petro announced the suspension of all intelligence sharing with the United States until the U.S. stops attacking drug traffickers in Caribbean international waters. Petro ordered "all levels of law enforcement intelligence" to "suspend communications and other dealings with US security agencies" as long as "missile attacks on boats in the Caribbean continue." Colombian security experts explained Petro's decision will affect Colombia more than the United States as "very little" information is provided by Colombia to U.S. intelligence systems while U.S. information provided to Colombia is "crucial."
💔 Sharon Osbourne tearfully shared a condolence voicemail President Trump left after Ozzy Osbourne's death, with Trump stating "Ozzy was amazing, he was an amazing guy" and offering to help in any way. Sharon emotionally responded "He didn't have to call. That was really kind of him," praising both Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for always treating her family with respect and wanting nothing in return. Sharon stated "For him to take his time to do that for us … he doesn't live in a bubble. He knows what's going on in the streets," adding "For President Trump and Melania, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
God bless,
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