The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a funding bill after its passage in the Senate on Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown. The stopgap measure funds the government through Sept.

President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding bill that will keep the government open for the remainder of the fiscal year, paving the way for Republican lawmakers to pivot to signature border