Washington, DC – US President Donald Trump ended the longest government shutdown in US history after signing a government funding bill. This ended weeks of administrative paralysis that crippled government agencies and forced hundreds of thousands of employees to stop working without pay.
Trump’s signing came after arduous negotiations with Congress amid mounting economic and political pressure, particularly warnings about the impact of the shutdown on the US economy and global markets.
This shutdown, lasting over a month, was the longest in US history and a true test of the relationship between the White House and Congress. However, the crisis ended with the signing of legislation that reopened the government.
