De-escalation: House ends shutdown with funding bill

The House approved a funding package 217-214, and President Trump signed it, ending the partial shutdown after less than four days. The measure funds most agencies through September 30 and leaves the Homeland Security Department on a short-term patch that runs through February 13, giving lawmakers 10 days to reach a longer deal.

Twenty-one Democrats and 196 Republicans voted for the package; 193 Democrats and 21 Republicans voted no. A procedural vote earlier in the day nearly failed until a few Republican holdouts switched to allow the bill to advance.

The law guarantees back pay for furloughed workers, and agencies told employees to return, with most expected back on Wednesday. Departments affected by the lapse included Defense, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, State and Treasury, along with the personnel and building-management agencies.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources