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

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a stopgap spending bill, passed by Congress this week, that averts a partial government shutdown, the White House said in a statement.

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