Trump signs bill to end record US government shutdown

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13 November 2025 | 4:20

'Today we are sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion,' Trump said before signing the bill, to applause from Republican lawmakers gathered around him in the Oval Office.

Trump signs bill to end record US government shutdown

FILE: US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on 31 January 2025. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history on Wednesday, accusing rival Democrats of "extortion" over the 43-day standoff.

"Today we are sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion," Trump said before signing the bill, to applause from Republican lawmakers gathered around him in the Oval Office.

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