A shutdown _ technically a lapse in agency appropriations _ became inevitable as GOP Sen. Rand Paul repeatedly held up votes on the budget plan, which is married to a six-week government-wide spending measure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The three-day government shutdown in the United States came to an end Monday evening, with President Donald Trump signing a bill funding the government through February 8.
The US House of Representatives passed a short-term measure on Monday to fund the federal government and end a three-day government shutdown. By a 266-150 vote, the Republican-led House quickly followed the Senate and approved the stopgap bill, which includes a six-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but not protections for “Dreamer” immigrants sought by Democrats.
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