[Breaking] Trump Signs Temporary Spending Bill Passed by US Congress... Federal Government Shutdown Ends

US President Donald Trump is holding up the document after signing a bill package at the White House Oval Office in Washington DC on the 12th (local time). Photo by AFP Yonhap News

US President Donald Trump signed an amendment to the short-term spending bill, which had passed the US Congress, in the Oval Office at the White House on the 12th (local time). With this, the federal government shutdown-the longest in history at 43 days-was officially brought to an end. As the shutdown was lifted, federal agencies resumed normal operations, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for low-income households, which had been suspended, was also reinstated.