President Trump signed a stopgap funding package late Wednesday, formally ending the longest U.S. government shutdown (43 days). The measure, passed by both chambers this week largely along party lines, funds most agencies through Jan. 30 and provides full-year appropriations for select departments. The Senate advanced the deal on Monday with eight Democrats joining Republicans; most House Democrats opposed it because it omits extensions of expiring health-care tax credits. In exchange, Senate Democrats secured a mid-December vote on those credits—telegraphing the next fiscal flashpoint.

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