WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday night to reopen the federal government and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks out of session and voted 222 to 209 to pass the bill earlier passed by the Senate to reopen the government, sending it to the president's desk.

Some agencies had already begun sending emails Wednesday to government employees telling furloughed workers to expect to return to the office on Thursday.

The Senate passed the bill on Monday night after eight members of the Democratic caucus joined Republicans in supporting the measure to avoid a 60-vote filibuster. Eight senators broke ranks with the Democrats after reaching the conc

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