WASHINGTON (November 13, 2025)- The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night after a spending package was signed into law. The deal will fund the government through January 30th. It includes reversing over 4,000 federal layoffs, preventing future layoffs through January and providing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) until September 2026. Federal workers also should begin seeing paychecks starting Saturday.
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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is a longtime public servant and higher education leader, who has extensive experience tackling critical political and social issues throughout her career. Now, as the executive director of GSPM, she is excited to return to D.C. and help prepare the next generation of public servants and political professionals.
Casey Burgat is a professor at the George Washington University School of Political Management. Professor Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs program and hosts its Mastering the Room podcast. Prior to joining GW, Burgat was a Senior Governance Fellow at the R Street Institute where his research focused on issues of congressional capacity and reform.
Peter Loge is an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Professor Loge has over 30 years of experience in politics and communications. He currently leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs.
“The end of the government shutdown may only be a temporary reprieve,” Peter Loge said. “The next deadline is at the end of January, we could be back for a return performance of a show no one liked the first time."
Matthew Dallek is a professor at the George Washington University School of Political Management. Professor Dallek is a political historian whose intellectual interests include the intersection of social crises and political transformation, the evolution of the modern conservative movement, and liberalism and its critics. He is also a frequent commentator in the national news media on politics, history and public affairs.
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