- Title: White House says Trump hopes to sign bill Wednesday night to end shutdown
- Date: 12th November 2025
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 12, 2025) (REUTERS) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT WALKING TO LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KAROLINE LEAVITT, SAYING: "The Democrats weakness and their unwillingness to buck the fringe members of their party, dragged this harmful shutdown on for seven weeks and inflicted massive pain on to
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- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Lawmaking,North America,Government/Politics
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- Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to sign the bill on Wednesday (November 12) night to end the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press conference.
"The clean CR (continuing resolution) to be voted on today in the House of Representatives that will lead to the reopening of the federal government is what President Trump and Republicans have supported from day one," Leavitt said.
"President Trump looks forward to... finally ending this devastating Democrat shutdown with his signature, and we hope that signing will take place later tonight."
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