Trump Signs Off on 24 Hour Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

Trump Signs Off on 24 Hour Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Night view of Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2018. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump has signed off on the one-day extension to government funding passed by Congress earlier on Sunday night, preventing a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday.

The Senate passed the stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had passed the measure to temporarily extend funding. The legislation now ensures funding for the government past midnight.