The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to end the government shutdown and sent it to Trump for his signature.

On November 13th, local time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill on Wednesday to fund food aid programs that were disrupted during the shutdown, to pay back wages for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and to restore normal operation of the air traffic control system. With the House passing the bill 222 to 209, the record-breaking 43-day shutdown of the U.S. federal government is about to officially end, although the two parties are still arguing over federal Medicare subsidies. The bill will be sent to President Trump for his signature. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, and Trump's support largely preserved Republican unity despite fierce opposition from Democrats. What angered Democrats was that their long-standing standoff in the Senate failed to reach an agreement to extend Medicare subsidies. The Senate had previously passed the bill, and despite mutual accusations, neither party appeared to have achieved a clear victory. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday found that 50% of Americans blamed the government shutdown on Republicans, while 47% blamed Democrats. (Jinshi)