Washington: The United States has ended the longest government shutdown in its history after the House of Representatives approved a funding deal that President Donald Trump has now signed into law. The shutdown lasted 43 days and caused widespread disruption across federal services.

The House passed the bill with a 222 to 209 vote after the Senate cleared it earlier. The measure temporarily funds the government until January 30 next year, giving lawmakers only a short window to negotiate a long term agreement.

The shutdown had forced hundreds of thousands of federal employees to work without pay or stay at home. With the deal now in place, workers will receive back pay, although many government programmes had already faced delays. Food assistance services and routine federal operations

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