Politics / government shutdown It's Over: Trump Signs Bill to End Shutdown House passed stopgap spending bill after the Senate did the same By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Jan 22, 2018 6:18 PM CST Updated Jan 22, 2018 8:07 PM CST Copied Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., signals a thumbs-up after a vote to reopen the government passed at the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The unexpected time off for hundreds of thousands of federal employees is over: Both the House and Senate passed a short-term spending deal to end the three-day government shutdown, and President Trump signed into law Monday night, reports the New York Times. The breakthrough occurred earlier Monday, when Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer agreed to a deal to fund the government through Feb. 8 in exchange for a promise by Mitch McConnell to take up legislation on immigration and other issues. (Schumer is now being accused of caving for too little in return.) Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error