Associated Press September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an
$854 billion spending bill to keep the federal government open through Dec. 7,
averting a government shutdown in the weeks leading up to the November midterm
elections.
That's according to a White House official, speaking on
condition of anonymity to discuss the action.
Trump signed the legislation to fund the military and
several civilian agencies without journalists present at the White House. The
president is acting after the House and Senate approved the spending plan
earlier this week.
Trump's signature avoids a shutdown before the Nov. 6
elections that will determine control of Congress. But he has expressed
frustration that the bill doesn't pay for his long-stalled wall along the
U.S.-Mexico border.
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