US EditionTrump signs funding bill into law, ending record-long government shutdown
- President Donald Trump signed a funding bill into law, ending a record 43-day government shutdown that disrupted various services, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program .
- The bill restores funding for SNAP, which had frozen food assistance programs, allowing states to begin processing benefits again shortly after the shutdown.
- Experts indicated that the shutdown's effects were severe, as many families struggled with food insecurity during this period, especially around Thanksgiving.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that puts an end to the longest government closure in history, which lasted 43 days, and came into effect with the signature of President Donald Trump.
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After the longest shutdown in history, the House passed a bill last night to fund the government through Jan. 30, and President Trump signed it, reopening the federal government, which had been shut since Oct. 1. The deal to resume government functions came together after eight Democratic senators broke ranks, allowing Republicans to pass a funding bill without extending the enhanced healthcare subsidies Democrats were fighting for. The package …
The closure of the U.S. federal government came to an end after more than six weeks of administrative inactivity.President Donald Trump signed the funding law approved by Congress, which allowed for the resumption of operations of the affected agencies and the restoration of essential services suspended since the beginning of the budget blockade, such as the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).The details of the reopening of the U.…
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