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Trump signs stopgap bill, ending government shutdown

The House voted Wednesday to end the government shutdown after the Senate agreed on a bill earlier this week to reopen the government. Read More

Trump signs stopgap funding to end shutdown after narrow House OK

President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the federal government, blaming Democrats for the longest shutdown in history. Read More

House votes to reopen government after 43-day shutdown

Members returned to Washington after a 54-day recess to vote on the shutdown-ending bill brokered across party lines in the Senate. They voted 222-209, with just a handful of Democrats breaking with ... Read More

President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption

House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Read More

Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan

The emerging deal would include a stopgap measure to extend government funding until January and be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies. Read More

Senate advances funding measure with backing of 8 Democrats, moving a step closer to ending shutdown

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short. Read More

House to vote on bill to end US shutdown: Why Democrats are opposing it?

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has called for a three-year extension of subsidies to the Affordable Care Act. Read More

Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end

A critical group of at least eight Senate Democratic centrists has reached a deal with Senate GOP leaders and the White House to reopen the government in exchange ... Read More

The Senate sent a funding bill to the House. Here’s what has to happen next to reopen the government

Senators have approved a funding package to reopen the federal government, sending the compromise deal to their colleagues in the House. Read More

Stopgap spending bill clears Senate, heads to House for vote

The measure aims to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, with lawmakers in the House expected to vote in the coming days. Read More