House Passes Spending Bill to End Record US Government Shutdown

A six-week clash between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats that disrupted flights across the country and delayed food aid for millions is set to end within hours after the House passed a temporary funding bill.

Fully restarting the federal bureaucracy after the longest US government shutdown in history could still take days. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Wednesday he anticipated waiting a week to start lifting flight restrictions at major airports.