New York: The US Congress has finally voted to end the government shutdown after 42 days of paralysis of most operations.

The House of Representatives voted 222 to 209, mostly along partisan lines, to pass the resolution that had been approved by the Senate to temporarily fund the government till the end of the year.

The legislation now goes to US President Donald Trump, and the White House said he will sign it later in the night.

The legislation ending the longest government shutdown was passed without the Democrats getting the extension of Obamacare, the health insurance programme adopted during former President Obama’s presidency, and measures to avoid the huge increases in costs to those participating in the programme expected to start next year.

The Democrats had held up the meas

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