US President signs funding bill to end government shutdown

US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to reopen the government, ending the longest shutdown in the US history after the US House of Representatives approved the bill earlier in a 222-209 vote, with nearly every Republican and a some Democrats voting for it, according to CNN.

The House, which is controlled by the Republicans, voted by a narrow majority to approve a package passed by the Senate that would reopen federal departments and agencies. Six Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in voting yes for the bill while two Republicans joined most Democrats in voting no.

The US Senate had reached a bipartisan agreement a few days ago between the Republican and Democratic parties to resume federal funding and end the government shutdown.