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Welcome to The Logoff: After 43 days, the federal authorities shutdown is nearly over.
What’s occurring? If all the pieces goes to schedule, the Home ought to move a invoice reopening the federal government later this night (it already handed the Senate on Monday). As soon as President Donald Trump indicators it into legislation, the federal government will resume regular operations.
The funding invoice largely extends funding till January 30 — after which we may very well be proper again right here over again.
What modified after 43 days? Not an entire lot. Democrats didn’t win an extension to key Inexpensive Care Act subsidies, which they staked the shutdown on. However there are some things to notice.
Does this imply all the pieces will return to regular? Air journey, probably the most seen casualties of the shutdown, is prone to stay scrambled for a number of extra days, after FAA-mandated flight reductions rose to six % yesterday (the precise timeline is unclear).
SNAP advantages, in line with the USDA, are prone to return way more shortly. Because the New York Instances’s Tony Romm reported Wednesday, nevertheless, the unprecedented interruption to advantages, which the Trump administration actively sought, may end in longer-term injury to confidence in this system.
What’s subsequent? With no subsidies extension, premiums for well being care bought on the ACA market are set to rise by about 30 % subsequent yr.
And with that, it’s time to sign off…
For those who, like me, utterly missed the northern lights seen across the nation final night time, I’ve excellent news: They could be seen once more tonight. The Washington Submit has a superb rationalization right here of why the lights are seen uncharacteristically far south proper now and the elements that might decide whether or not we get to see them once more (it’s a present hyperlink).
There’s additionally no scarcity of gorgeous photographs and video on the market, together with this timelapse from Shenandoah Nationwide Park. As all the time, thanks for studying, have an amazing night, and we’ll see you again right here tomorrow!
