President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the three-day-old government shutdown. The temporary measure, passed by the Senate and House earlier in the day, gives Congress 17 more days to negotiate an immigration package. Federal workers who were furloughed Monday will return to work Tuesday. The bill funds the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years, but does not include protections for so-called Dreamers. As part of a compromise, Senate Democrats agreed to the bill in exchange for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s promise to take up the issues of immigration and DACA protections by Feb. 8.
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