Trump signs final bill to reopen government after record shutdown

President Trump signed legislation late Wednesday ending the record-long government shutdown, resolving the 43-day closure caused by Democrats’ demand to increase spending on Obamacare subsidies.

Mr. Trump’s signature on the spending package means federal agencies could reopen as soon as Thursday morning, more than 650,000 furloughed civil servants will return to work, and more than one million federal workers who went without pay during the funding lapse will soon receive paychecks.

Hours earlier, the House passed a spending package on a 222-209 vote that fell mostly along party lines, except for two Republicans who voted “no” and six Democrats who voted “yes.”

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