Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Nov. 20, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending measure to avert a government shutdown—just hours before the midnight deadline.

Trump signed the bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 20.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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