Updated Nov 12, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump signs bill to end longest-ever government shutdown

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Congress members in suits smile and clap as a beaming President Trump, wearing a navy jacket and white shirt, shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump (C) shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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