The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on Wednesday night, after six House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a funding package in a narrow 222-209 vote.

Since government funding lapsed, the GOP has fallen in the polls and lost at the ballot box. But shutdown history shows the party can turn it around before the midterms.

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

Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines as Congress passed a government funding package to end the shutdown.

The extremists in the other party insisted on creating the longest government shutdown in American history, and they did it purely for political reasons,” Trump said, surrounded by House Republicans.

The House returns Wednesday to vote on a spending package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — an outcome widely viewed as a Republican victory over Democrats, who are now

Democrats are embroiled in a new round of infighting, while Republicans are bracing for longer-term consequences if they continue to oppose an extension of Obamacare subsidies.

James Carville said Tuesday that Democrats lacked a real "endgame" strategy during the government shutdown and urged the party to move on during a conversation with Jim Acosta.

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

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