Shutdown Ends: Trump Signs Stopgap Bill, Lawmakers Face New Deadline

President Donald Trump has signed a short-term spending bill to reopen the federal government, officially ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The president signed the measure late Wednesday night, just hours after the House of Representatives approved it in a 222–209 vote. The Senate had passed the bill earlier in the week following days of tense negotiations. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump announced that the government would “resume normal operations” after what