Federal Workers Left in the Crossfire as Record 43-Day Shutdown Ends Without Real Solutions

President Donald Trump’s signing of the government funding bill on Wednesday night ended the longest federal shutdown in American history—43 painful days that left hundreds of thousands of hardworking federal employees and their families struggling without pay. But as the lights turn back on in Washington, it’s critical to ask: at what cost did this stalemate come, and what lessons have been lost amid the partisan chaos? How Did We Let This Shutdown Drag On for 43 Days? The shutdown spotlighted the deep divisions paralyzing our nation’s capital. Democrats dug in their heels demanding an extension of a COVID-era tax...