Trump signs funding bill, ending partial government shutdown.
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President Trump signed a funding bill on February 3, ending the partial government shutdown that began on January 31. The bill provides funding for federal departments until September 30 and includes temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security to allow further negotiations.
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According to Mars Finance, citing CLS, US President Trump signed a government funding bill in the Oval Office on February 3, ending the partial government shutdown. Earlier that day, the US House of Representatives passed a funding bill for several federal departments for the remainder of the fiscal year, resolving the partial shutdown that began on January 31. The bill will provide funding for several federal departments until September 30, the end of the fiscal year, and will also provide two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has recently faced controversy and protests over immigration enforcement actions, to allow continued negotiations on improving the department's operations.