Pres. Trump signs funding bill to end record-setting government shutdown

President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. (per CBS News.) The President, surrounded by Republican members of Congress and some members of his Cabinet,  signed the funding bill that the House passed earlier Wednesday evening. After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end Wednesday night as the House voted 222–209 to pass a Republican-backed funding bill, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. Two Republicans opposed the measure, while six Democrats crossed party lines to support