House Passes Budget to End Shutdown as Trump Vows Signature

USA House of Representatives voted 217 to 214 to pass a budget package on Tuesday that ends the partial government shutdown that began on Saturday.Speaker Mike Johnson oversaw the vote which allows the legislation to move to Donald Trump for a signature he promised to deliver immediately through his Truth Social account.While the deal funds most agencies until September, it excludes the Department of Homeland Security after a compromise that gives Congress ten days for further negotiations.