Jan 25, 2019

Longest government shutdown in history comes to an end

After a five-week shutdown, President Trump announced Friday that he would support a short-term spending bill to reopen the government until mid-February. He did so without getting a dollar of border wall funding — the original reason for the holdout.

Data: Congressional Research Service; Chart: Axios Visuals
Data: Congressional Research Service; Chart: Axios Visuals
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