Trump signs bill ending shutdown

US federal staff to return after lawmakers reach deal to end three-day deadlock

President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said, reports CNN from Washington. The House and the Senate voted Monday to end the government shutdown, extending funding for three weeks, following a deal being reached between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding assurances related to immigration.

The House passed the continuing resolution 266-159, with 36 more yes votes than the four-week resolution they passed last week.

Meanwhile AFP reports, US federal workers prepared to return to work yesterday after Congress ended a three-day government shutdown, with President Donald Trump claiming victory in his standoff with Democrats.

Trump signed the measure into law Monday night and government operations were essentially to return to normal yesterday.

“I know there’s great relief that this episode is coming to an end,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told colleagues.

“But this is not a moment to pat ourselves on the back. Not even close.”

The stalemate consumed Washington for the better part of a week, as lawmakers and the White House feuded over immigration policy and the nation’s two main political parties exchanged bitter barbs before finally reaching a deal.

The shutdown began at midnight Friday and thus affected only one regular workday—Monday—but it made both parties look bad. If it had continued, hundreds of thousands of federal

employees would have been furloughed. Democrats decided to end the shutdown after making progress with ruling Republicans toward securing the fate of hundreds of thousands of so-called “Dreamers” brought to America as children, many of them illegally. They had been protected from deportation under an Obama-era program known as DACA, which Trumps wants to end. With Democratic support, a bill keeping the government funded until February 8 easily passed the Senate, where different versions of the funding had languished for days.

Word of the compromise deal struck in Washington sent US stocks surging to new highs. Earlier, the White House appeared in no mood for bipartisanship or magnanimity after a shutdown that overshadowed Trump’s first anniversary in office.

Trump moved to undercut Democrats, saying he would only accept a comprehensive immigration reform—one that notably addresses his demands for a border wall with Mexico as well as the fate of the “Dreamers.”

Trump signs bill ending shutdown

US federal staff to return after lawmakers reach deal to end three-day deadlock

President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said, reports CNN from Washington. The House and the Senate voted Monday to end the government shutdown, extending funding for three weeks, following a deal being reached between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding assurances related to immigration. The House passed the continuing resolution 266-159, with 36 more yes votes than the four-week resolution they passed last week. Meanwhile AFP reports, US federal workers prepared to return to work yesterday after Congress ended a three-day government shutdown, with President Donald Trump claiming victory in his standoff with Democrats. Trump signed the measure into law Monday night and government operations were essentially to return to normal yesterday. I know theres great relief that this episode is coming to an end, House Speaker Paul Ryan told colleagues. But this is not a moment to pat ourselves on the back. Not even close. The stalemate consumed Washington for the better part of a week, as lawmakers and the White House feuded over immigration policy and the nations two main political parties exchanged bitter barbs before finally reaching a deal. The shutdown began at midnight Friday and thus affected only one regular workdayMondaybut it made both parties look bad. If it had continued, hundreds of thousands of federal employees would have been furloughed. Democrats decided to end the shutdown after making progress with ruling Republicans toward securing the fate of hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers brought to America as children, many of them illegally. They had been protected from deportation under an Obama-era program known as DACA, which Trumps wants to end. With Democratic support, a bill keeping the government funded until February 8 easily passed the Senate, where different versions of the funding had languished for days. Word of the compromise deal struck in Washington sent US stocks surging to new highs. Earlier, the White House appeared in no mood for bipartisanship or magnanimity after a shutdown that overshadowed Trumps first anniversary in office. Trump moved to undercut Democrats, saying he would only accept a comprehensive immigration reformone that notably addresses his demands for a border wall with Mexico as well as the fate of the Dreamers.