The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended after more than an month.

President Donald Trump signed legislation late Wednesday to reopen the federal government, hours after the House of Representatives voted 222–209 to approve a funding package. The move ends weeks of disruption that left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay and shuttered key services, from food assistance programs to national parks.

Under the agreement, federal employees will receive back pay for the missed weeks. Federal agencies, preschools, and food benefit programs will resume operations, and delayed economic data releases will restart.

Trump signs bill, blames Democrats

Trump signed the bill around 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after the House vote. In televised remarks from the Oval

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