US Government Reopens After Partial Shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a bill reopening the government, ending a 3-day partial shutdown that was triggered in part by a partisan brawl over immigration. Late Monday, members of the House of Representatives voted to approve the bill the U.S. Senate passed earlier in the day. The so-called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until February 8 to allow Congress time to reach a longer-term budget agreement. "It's good news for the country,"...

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