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Government Shutdown Ends: Obama Signs Bill Amidst Political Turmoil

Amidst political bickering, the U.S. government shutdown has ended after a 16-day deadlock. With economic implications and thousands of federal workers returning, the bill was signed into law by President Obama. The Senate brokered a deal to raise the debt limit, receiving bipartisan support and passing in the House. Despite this resolution, a new poll shows the tea party's declining popularity and shifts in perception towards Senator Ted Cruz. Meanwhile, explore Disney's scariest villains and Hollywood's top-paid stars of 2013.

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Government Shutdown Ends: Obama Signs Bill Amidst Political Turmoil

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  1. “It's over: Obama signs bill to end partial shutdown”

  2. After all the bickering and grandstanding, the billions lost and trust squandered, the partial government shutdown's finally over. Thousands of furloughed federal workers will return to work Thursday, the U.S. can pay its bills, and an economic superpower can again boast a functioning government. Everything came together Wednesday on a frenzied night of deadline deals. The Senate brokered a bill to end the 16-day-long shutdown and raise the debt limit. The GOP-led House passed it. The bill passed 285-144, with overwhelming Democratic support and the approval of about 80 House Republicans. And early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed it into law.

  3. In Other News The tea party is more unpopular than ever, according to a new national poll that also suggests that even many Republicans now view the grass-roots conservative movement in a negative light. A Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday also indicates that Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the ringleaders of the conservative push to tie dismantling the national health care law to the funding of the federal government, has seen his popularity jump among tea party Republicans and drop among non-tea party GOPers. Disney’s scariest villains:http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/showbiz/movies/disney-villains-gallery/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 Hollywood's moneymakers: The top paid stars of 2013http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/highest-paid-celebrities-2013/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

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