Trump expected to sign bill to end partial US government shutdown

President Donald Trump is widely expected to sign a stopgap spending bill immediately after its final passage in Congress, effectively ending the prolonged partial government shutdown. The anticipated legislation is a continuing resolution (CR) designed to fund the closed federal agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Interior, and State, for a period of three weeks. This temporary measure is contingent upon hundreds of thousands of federal workers, who have either been furloughed or working without pay, returning to their posts and receiving full back pay. The agreement temporarily relieves intense political pressure on the administration and Congressional leaders to restore critical government services. Crucially, the short-term funding bill does not include the $5.7 billion President Trump has demanded for construction of a border wall. The three-week reprieve is intended to facilitate bipartisan negotiations on border security, setting up a potential renewal of the fiscal standoff if a long-term agreement is not reached by the deadline.

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