The Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown

President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote.

The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30 while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Democrats demand more restrictions on its operations.

Earlier in the afternoon, Speaker Mike Johnson managed to secure the near-unanimous GOP support needed to pass the bill through a procedural vote, despite some members of the party trying to tack unrelated priorities onto the funding package.

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Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran steps down from White House post

The White House confirmed late Tuesday that Miran has stepped down as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, ending a controversial arrangement under which he held positions at both the White House and the Fed.

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