Multiple federal agencies have told their employees to report to work Thursday, according to three administration officials. The directive came before President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill Wednesday night .

Government workers at the Health and Human Services, Justice, Interior, and Housing and Urban Development departments were all advised to come in Thursday, regardless of when the measure was signed.

One of the emails referred to the funding lapse as the “Democratic shutdown,” continuing a trend of partisan language on display from various agencies leading up to and during the government’s closure.

Trump blames Democrats after end of government shutdown

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State Department employees also were told to return to work Thursday in an email Wednesday night that ref

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