Government Funding
Crisis Averted: Washington Ends Partial Shutdown with $1.2 Trillion Deal, but DHS Cliff Looms
The specter of a prolonged federal freeze dissipated early this week as President Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion spending package into law on February 3, 2026. The move officially ended a four-day partial government shutdown that had paralyzed several federal agencies since the clock struck midnight on January
