Matthew Yglesias, Columnist

Republicans Can Easily End the Shutdown If They Want To

October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC

Matthew Yglesias is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A co-founder of and former columnist for Vox, he writes the Slow Boring blog and newsletter. He is author of “One Billion Americans.”

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Here’s an idea for how to end the government shutdown: Congressional Republicans, who have a majority in both chambers, should vote to reopen the government.

Seems simple, right?