US EditionTrump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a spending bill at the White House, ending the four-day partial shutdown after the House passed it 217-214.
- Negotiations for DHS funding collapsed after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, making talks politically fraught as Democrats demanded immigration enforcement reforms and conservatives pushed their priorities.
- On Friday the Senate passed a package clearing five outstanding funding bills to cover most federal agencies through September and included a two-week DHS stopgap to avert shutdown harms.
- The administration framed the deal as fiscally responsible, and Kristi Noem said on Monday that federal agents in the city would wear body cameras 'effective immediately', to be expanded nationwide.
- With the narrow 217-214 House vote, lawmakers now confront a short window to resolve DHS policy as Trump presses Republicans to end the record 43-day shutdown last summer.
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US House Votes to End Partial Government Shutdown, Extends Temporary Funding for DHS
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to The Hill, the measure was passed by a narrow 217-214 vote and has been sent to US President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected to formally end the four-day shutdown that began on Saturday. World News | US House Votes to End Partial Government Shutdown, Extends Temporary Funding for DHS.
Louisiana delegation votes along party lines on budget as immigration controversy looms
WASHINGTON – Louisiana’s congressional delegation voted Tuesday along party lines on a bill to approve the funding bills that end the three-day partial federal government shutdown.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide additional funding for the federal government. It ended the emergency regime known as the shutdown that has been in place since Saturday. US President Donald Trump said he would sign the approved bill “immediately”. The shutdown was related to the actions of federal agents in Minneapolis, where two Americans were shot dead during raids against illegal immigrants and subsequent protests.
The Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote. The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30. It…
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