The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday night approved legislation in a 222 to 209 vote to reopen the government after 43 days, the longest shutdown in American history. Six Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in favor of the measure, while two Republicans joined a vast majority of Democrats in opposing it.

A federal appeals court Monday upheld a ruling ordering the Trump administration to rehire fired probationary staffers at six agencies, the latest in a string of court rulings against President Donald Trump and cost-cutting czar Elon Musk. The 9th Circuit ...