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President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a government funding bill, formally ending the record 43-day shutdown that had left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay, disrupted travel plans, and led to long queues at food banks across the United States.
The move closes the second shutdown under Trump’s presidency, one that deepened political divisions in Washington. During the standoff, the administration took extraordinary unilateral steps — including cancelling federal projects and attempting to dismiss workers — in a bid to pressure Democrats into softening their position on funding demands.
The bill’s signing came just hours after the House of Representatives approved the measure in a largely party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had cleared it earlier in the week, paving the way for the federal government’s full reopening.
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