WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed on Jan. 25 to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceeded over how to secure the nation’s southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed to force Democrats to give him billions of dollars for his long-promised wall.
New York Times: Trump agrees to deal to end shutdown for 3 weeks
US President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.
