Trump Signs Bill Ending Longest-Ever US Government Shutdown

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US President Donald Trump has signed a bill ending the longest federal government shutdown in US history. The bill, which cleared Congress earlier on Wednesday, allows food benefits to low-income Americans to resume and furloughed federal workers to return to work. It funds US government operations through January 30, 2026.

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00:00The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is finally over.

00:05The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved a bill to reopen the U.S. federal government.

00:10President Donald Trump then signed the bill into law later that day.

00:14The deal allows food benefits for poorer Americans to resume

00:17and furloughed federal workers to return to work.

00:20That includes diplomats at the American Institute in Taiwan,

00:24the U.S.'s de facto embassy,

00:25who are either not allowed to work or did so without pay since October 1st.

00:30The bill funds U.S. federal agencies through January 30th.

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