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Trump signs deal to end longest U.S. government shutdown in history

U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, just two hours after the House of Representatives voted to restore food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

U.S. food aid benefits for 42 million hang on legal battles and shutdown

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U.S. food aid benefits for 42 million hang on legal battles and shutdown

The fate of food assistance for 42 million low-income Americans remained uncertain on Monday, as ongoing legal disputes continued to cloud the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) even while lawmakers worked to end the record-breaking federal government shutdown.

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