Longest government shutdown in U.S. history ends
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The longest government shutdown in US history has ended, but it could take days — and in some cases a week or more — before normal operations resume.Payroll systems must be updated to pay out weeks of back wages.
The longest government shutdown in American history ended with the stroke of a pen by President Donald Trump in the
President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We're tracking those here.
The signing ceremony with Republican lawmakers came just hours after the House passed the GOP measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209, with a handful of moderate Democrats including Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi crossing the aisle to back the measure.