President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, just hours after the House of Representatives voted to restore food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and revive the air-traffic control system. The Republican-controlled House passed the funding package 222–209, with Trump’s backing helping to unify …
As the U.S. Congress neared a deal to end the longest government shutdown in history, analysts weighed who gained and who lost politically and economically. Despite widespread criticism and visible hardships for low-income families, Trump may emerge relatively unscathed. While Democrats claimed short-term political advantage in recent state elections, analysts say the president expended little …
