US government shutdown is over after a record 43 days. 750,000 federal workers return to work with back pay. Key services, from flight control to SNAP food assistance, are resuming, but delays remain. Economists say the shutdown cut GDP growth by 1–2% and cost billions. Some programs, like healthcare subsidies, remain unresolved. Families, businesses, and states face short-term fallout. The reopening brings relief, but recovery will take weeks. Americans are finally moving past the longest federal shutdown in history.
