President Trump blinked this afternoon. From FOX News:
Trump, Democrats reach temporary deal to end shutdown
Both chambers of Congress passed the short-term spending bill to re-open the government, temporarily ending the 35-day partial government shutdown on Friday, sending the measure to President Trump’s desk for him to sign into law.
Trump and congressional Democrats arrived at an agreement Friday to support a short-term spending bill to re-open the government, temporarily ending the partial government shutdown that has dragged on for 35 days, in a move to separate the controversial issue of border security from funding of the government.
From the White House Rose Garden Friday, the president announced that the administration and Congressional Republicans and Democrats had “reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government." Trump said the deal would keep the government open for three weeks until Feb. 15. The measure passed the Senate on Friday afternoon on a voice vote. It passed the House of Representatives via unanimous consent later Friday, and Trump is expected to sign it tonight.
We will see what happens in three weeks. Pelosi and Schumer own the shutdown for their intransigence. From one point of view, it can be said that President Trump was taking pity on the poor Federal employees and giving them a respite. He will see how cooperative the Dems are over the next week or two and plan his strategy from there.
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