The longest shutdown in the country's history has ended in the United States. What the media is writing

The record-breaking 43-day government shutdown has ended in the United States. The House of Representatives passed a funding bill by January 30, and President Donald Trump immediately signed it. There is still a reduction in the number of flights in the country, and the Democrats are looking for ways to achieve their conditions, without which a new shutdown may occur. What the world's media write about the situation in the United States is in the Izvestia digest.

Axios: Trump signed a bill to end the shutdown

On the evening of November 12, US President Donald Trump signed a bill to reopen the government and officially end the 43-day break after the House of Representatives had previously passed a bipartisan funding package. Trump's signature on the bill put an end to the longest shutdown in history, which left thousands of federal employees without pay and disrupted service delivery across the country for almost seven weeks.

The package was passed by 222 votes to 209. He was supported by six Democrats, but opposed by two Republicans. The leadership of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives officially opposed the bill because it does not extend the expiring term of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The package provides for government funding until January 30, cancels federal employee reductions that occurred after October 1, and funds key agencies until the end of the fiscal year.

Reuters: The United States will keep reducing the number of flights by 6%

The Trump administration froze the imposed reduction of flights at 40 major airports by 6% after the shortage of air traffic controllers dropped sharply a few hours before the expected end of the shutdown. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The United States ordered flight reductions of 8% on November 13 and 10% on November 14, which affected only domestic flights. However, it decided to soften its position after disruptions in the work of air traffic controllers had sharply decreased in recent days.

According to the FAA, the absence of air traffic controllers caused only 1% of delays on Tuesday, compared with an average of 5% before the flight suspension. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States lacks about 3,500 air traffic controllers to the target level. Many worked overtime and six days a week even before they had to work without pay due to the suspension.

Bloomberg: The White House ordered furloughed workers to return to work on Thursday

The White House has ordered federal employees to return to work in connection with the resumption of government work after a historic shutdown, as a result of which about 600,000 federal employees were put on unpaid leave, offices were closed, and billions of dollars in salaries and payments were frozen. The directive was issued after Trump signed the funding law.

Many of the plans for the closure of institutions, published immediately before the start of the shutdown, assumed providing employees with additional flexibility in returning to work. Managers were advised to allow the free use of accumulated vacation and compensation time, or even allow remote work, which the Trump administration is trying in every possible way to refuse. These plans have now been cancelled.

Politico: Democrats in Congress are angry about the end of the shutdown

Democrats in the House of Representatives are angry at Democratic Senators who sidelined them from negotiations and scuppered a deal to reopen the government after a record 43-day break. They're angry at Speaker Mike Johnson for keeping the House of Representatives from sitting all this time because of what they call a "seven-week paid vacation." And they're angry that after all this, there's still no clear path to fulfilling their key requirement—extending health insurance subsidies that expire next month.

Speaking to reporters before the final vote on Wednesday, the leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, Hakim Jeffries, promised to continue the fight, despite the limited procedural capabilities of the Democrats. One of the victims of the shutdown was Jeffries' once warm relationship with Johnson, which turned into slander as the confrontation escalated and discontent grew. The inter-party tensions were aggravated by the decision not only to prevent the meeting, but also not to take the oath of office to Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva until the end of the government shutdown.

In the infinite count: the United States risks experiencing a new shutdown in February

This can be avoided if Democrats and Republicans can agree on subsidies for health insurance.

The Washington Post: What Trump did during the shutdown

While other presidents in the past have mostly focused on helping shut down governments, Trump visited six countries, spoke at a dinner where each serving cost about $1 million, launched a massive construction project at the White House, and played golf more than six times. Among his events is a "Great Gatsby"—style party at Mar-a-Lago on the eve of the planned suspension of food aid.

Among the modern presidents who led the country during the shutdown, Trump stands out as the only one who went abroad while Congress remained deadlocked. He visited Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. During these trips, Trump signed several trade agreements and oversaw the signing of two cease-fires. He also received nine international leaders at the White House, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.