US President Donald Trump signed a law that ended the budget paralysis in the US. "We will never let this happen again", he said in the Oval Office of the White House after signing it, BTA reports.
The "New York Times" newspaper notes that this is the first vote in the House of Representatives in almost two months – after a long pause during the government shutdown. The publication added that some programs, such as food stamps or the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, could be restored within hours, as Democrats have insisted, while others could take longer to resolve.
On this issue, the newspaper commented that Trump used the signing of the law to attack Democrats for this "blackmail", as he called it, and blamed the Democratic Party for the damage done to the airline industry and the non-payment of salaries to federal employees. "New York Times" however, cites polls showing that most Americans blame Republicans for the government shutdown.
At the same time, the publication says that after "Democrats have made health care subsidies a political issue, they are now ready to continue pressuring Republicans to extend them or face the consequences of voters, who according to polls overwhelmingly want these benefits to be protected".
The American version of the magazine "Politico" comments on the mood in the Democratic Party after the signing of the law.
"They are angry at Senate Democrats, who excluded them from the negotiations and made a deal to resume government work after a record-long 43-day shutdown. They are angry that after all this, there is still no clear path forward to satisfy their main demand – extending the payment of health insurance subsidies".
According to the publication, "this sour mood will continue to hover amid the approaching of another deadline for the government shutdown in January and hopes that some compromise on health insurance subsidies will be reached in the coming weeks."
The "Washington Post" newspaper writes that the law to end the budget paralysis "appears to be in response to the investigation by special counsel Jack Smith into Trump's activities in connection with the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021."
The publication explains that Senate Republicans have published an FBI document, from which it is clear that investigators obtained phone data from eight senators about conversations held in the days before and after the attack. The document also names several members of the House of Representatives, but they cannot file a lawsuit for compensation.
The American newspaper "Wall Street Journal" wrote in an article titled "The Secret Meeting That Ended the Government Crisis" that a group of centrists broke away from the Democrats and secretly negotiated with Republicans to sign the law.
"At a turning point in the longest government crisis, neither President Trump nor Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer participated," the publication commented. "Instead, after the Senate adjourned for the day and most reporters left the chambers, a small group of breakaway Democrats and one independent slipped unnoticed into the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune," the Wall Street Journal noted.
The British newspaper "Financial Times" writes that the agreement has "divided the Democratic Party and many of its members have accused Senate Democrats of surrendering to Trump and the Republicans".
The publication notes that the deal reached by senators does not guarantee that the tax cuts will be preserved, but instead ensures a vote on the issue next month.
The government shutdown this time lasted significantly longer than the previous record of 35 days during Trump's first term, explains the "Financial Times".
According to another British newspaper – – "The Guardian", "the compromise sets the stage for the government to normalize in January, while leaving the issue of expiring tax breaks for the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare" health plans unresolved (Obamacare), the extension of which was demanded by most Democrats as a condition for reopening the government".
The publication adds that "the spending stalemate has been the biggest battle between Democrats and Republicans in Congress since Trump returned to the White House earlier this year".
"The Guardian" recalls that it has led to unprecedented disruptions to government services, with the Trump administration ordering cuts to commercial air travel across the country and the first-ever shutdown of the largest federal food aid program.