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President Donald Trump signed a congressional spending bill at the White House, ending the partial U.S. government shutdown after a narrow 217–214 House vote, while DHS funding remained short-term.

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Morning Briefing: This time it went quickly – US shutdown ends with an agreement

The last government shutdown in the US had lasted 43 days; this time it ended after only four days: a budget agreement in Congress ends the latest partial shutdown.

Morning Briefing: This time it went quickly – US shutdown ends with an agreement
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Morning Briefing: This time it went fast - US shutdown ends with an agreement

The last government shutdown in the United States lasted 43 days; this time it ended after just four days: a budget agreement in Congress ends the latest partial shutdown.

Morning Briefing: This time it went fast - US shutdown ends with an agreement
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Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt Morning Briefing: US shutdown ends with budget agreement

The last government shutdown in the United States lasted 43 days; this time, after four days, it ended: a budget agreement in Congress ends the latest partial shutdown.

Handelsblatt Morning Briefing: US shutdown ends with budget agreement
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Die Presse
Shutdown ends: Trump signs budget bill

217 members of the House voted for the budget proposal, 214 opposed it. Twenty Democrats from the opposition also voted yes.

Shutdown ends: Trump signs budget bill
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Handelsblatt
Budget fight in the USA: The shutdown is over, but the dispute continues

The partial government shutdown is over. The dispute that triggered it continues to simmer. A ministry that has been particularly criticized must continue to worry about funding.

Budget fight in the USA: The shutdown is over, but the dispute continues
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Live blog: USA under Trump — Trump signs budget package; Shutdown ends

Live coverage of US politics under Donald Trump today: current news and updates — read now in FAZ's live blog

Live blog: USA under Trump — Trump signs budget package; Shutdown ends
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New York Times
Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government

The bill provides money for the Department of Homeland Security just through the end of next week, and the negotiations to curb immigration agents promise to be difficult.

Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government
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The Atlantic
Why This Shutdown Is Different

Now come negotiations over the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Why This Shutdown Is Different
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Der Spiegel
USA: Donald Trump ends second shutdown with a signature

This time it lasted only four days: the US government shutdown is over again. President Trump signed a budget package. The controversial deployment of ICE agents, however, was left out.

USA: Donald Trump ends second shutdown with a signature
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New York Times
What Is the Democrats’ Game Plan on ICE?

After nearly four days of a partial government shutdown, the House voted to temporarily continue funding the Department of Homeland Security. Was it the right move? Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that Democrats’ demands are reasonable, but they risk losing momentum before the next deadline.

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The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding
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February 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM

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GOP leaders in Congress dismiss Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
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The House narrowly passes funding legislation to end the partial government shutdown. NBC News correspondents Kelly O'Donnell and Julie Tsirkin report on where the debate over DHS reforms goes next an...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM

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House votes to end partial government shutdown www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ho...
House votes to end partial government shutdown
The House passed a funding package to end the partial government shutdown that began days ago. President Donald Trump is expected sign it into law. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports on how the vote wen...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM

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Trump signs bill to end government shutdown and fund DHS for two weeks www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump signs bill to end government shutdown and fund DHS for two weeks
The House passed, and President Trump signed into law, a bill funding almost all of government. It puts DHS on stopgap funding after federal agents killed two people in Minneapolis.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
New York Times
The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding

Also, colleges saw notable racial shifts in student enrollment. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding
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Congress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Congress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff
President Donald Trump is expected to swiftly sign the legislation.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The Guardian
Trump signs $1.2tn funding bill, ending partial government shutdown

Appropriations measure will let Democrats negotiate with White House and GOP leaders over mass deportation efforts Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation to end a government shutdown hours after it was approved by the House of Representatives, as top Democrats warned they will block further funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if their demands for restrictions on Trump’s mass deportation campaign are not addressed. The Republican-controlled House approved the $1. 2tn appropriations measure by a narrow 217-214 vote, with all but 21 Republicans voting in favor and all but 21 Democrats against. The president signed it later in the afternoon at the White House, bringing to an end the shutdown that began after midnight last Friday, which had halted many operations at departments including defense, health and human services, labor and transportation. Continue reading. . .

Trump signs $1.2tn funding bill, ending partial government shutdown
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Handelsblatt
Budget dispute: Trump signs budget package; shutdown ends

A dispute over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which also includes ICE, had triggered a government shutdown. Now there is a deal for the time being.

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Trump signs funding bill, setting up immigration enforcement debate • Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown that began this weekend ended late Tuesday when President Donald Trump signed the funding package that both chambers of Congress approved within the last w...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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