After 34 days and a handful of hours, it seems the government will finally re-open.
From the Rose Garden, President Trump backed legislation to officially end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, albeit temporarily. He has backed a “continuing resolution” — that is, a spending bill to maintain pre-shutdown levels of funding — to fund the government through Feb. 16. In exchange, he will get a bipartisan commission that will propose a broader border security package.
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