The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday.

In November 2025, a rumor spread that Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., from forcing the Department of Justice to release files re

In the Senate, the following Democrats sided with Republicans to advance the bill: Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Tim Kaine of Virginia.

Sen. Tim Kaine defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging House Democrats to stick to their chamber rather than focus on the party's Senate leadership.

The reopening is seen as a missed opportunity to many Democrats, as they failed to secure certain health care items.

Democrats in Congress are pressing President Donald Trump’s administration for more information on its decision to order 10% flight cuts across 40 major airports during the shutdown, a move that snarled travel for millions of Americans.

From tearing it down to making it a museum for the study of corruption and autocracy, Democrats pitch alternative uses for President Donald Trump's beloved ballroom.

CORRECTION: The funding bill would have passed the House if all six Democrats who voted for it had voted against it. An earlier version of this story included incorrect information. Six House

All six of the House Democrats who joined Republicans to approve a deal to end the government shutdown represent swing congressional districts.

Two House Democrats who have been investigating the Skydance-Paramount merger are once again pressing CEO David Ellison to answer a series of questions about the transaction, including whether there was a “side deal” with Donald Trump as CBS settled the president’s lawsuit against the network.