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President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
TRUMP SIGNS BILL: President Donald Trump has signed legislation to reopen the government. Earlier, the House voted to pass the legislation in a 222-209 vote.
President Donald Trump signed legislation late Wednesday to reopen the federal government, hours after the House of Representatives voted 222–209 to approve a funding package. The move ends weeks of disruption that left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay and shuttered key services, from food assistance programs to national parks.