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Joseph Gedeon and David Smith in Washington

Trump signs bipartisan bill ending longest-ever shutdown of DHS

Federal agents during an immigration raid in Newark, New Jersey.
Federal agents during an immigration raid in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Andrés Kudacki/Getty Images

Donald Trump swiftly signed bipartisan legislation on Thursday after the US House of Representatives voted to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security – excluding immigration enforcement operations – and end the longest government agency shutdown in history.

The agreement aims to draw a line under a 75-day impasse that had threatened airport chaos and exposed fresh strains within the Republican party.

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