Donald Trump Signs Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

President Donald Trump signed the government funding bill into law on Saturday, avoiding a shutdown, in a win for the president and Republicans in Congress.

The White House issued a press release Saturday afternoon announcing Trump signed the bill to fund the government through September 30. Funding technically expired at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday, meaning, at worst, it temporarily paused half a day.

The continuing resolution (CR), H.R. 1968, passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a margin of 217-213, with all Republicans backing it except for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (ME), voted with House Republicans to advance the bill to the Senate.

However, Democrats appeared potentially ready to own a shutdown on Wednesday when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Republicans did not have the votes for their plan to advance the bill to Trump’s desk. The GOP has 53 seats in the Senate and needed at least 7 Democrats to break with…

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