The government is back open after President Donald Trump signed the federal funding package after it passed in the House.

Rep. Brian Mast introduces Pay Our Patriots Act to protect military pay during government shutdowns, criticizing Democrats for using service members as political leverage.

DC lawmakers grabbed more than $10 million during the six-week funding row that saw food stamp aid slashed – and YOU were paying for it.

President Trump signed the bill into law in the Oval Office after the House voted to pass the funding measure earlier in the evening.

Alex Funk, political director of College Democrats, expressed hope that there wouldn’t be further shutdowns. “I'm hopeful that we can keep coming to bipartisan agreements to keep the government open, but you never know. Today's politics are a crazy world,” she said.

The shutdown delayed or halted SNAP funding in many states, leaving millions of Americans wondering how they would get the food assistance they need. Following the end of the shutdown, the USDA says that full SNAP benefits may be available in as little as 24 hours.

Texas leaders and politicians have issued statements throughout the week with varying responses to a government funding bill that passed the House and was signed by President Trump on Wednesday.

Despite the end of the United States’ longest government shutdown and the forthcoming resumption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, the resulting heightened community need and the

Travelers leaving Knoxville by air can still expect to see delays even after the longest shutdown in United States history ended Nov. 12.

The longest shutdown in United States history but some borderland federal workers who haven’t received a paycheck in weeks will still have to wait for back pay. ABC-7 spoke to the AFGE local 1050 President,