PANews reported on February 4th that, according to Cailian Press, US President Trump signed a government funding bill in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3rd, ending the partial government shutdown. Earlier that day, the US House of Representatives passed a funding bill for several federal departments for the remainder of the fiscal year, resolving the deadlock caused by the partial shutdown that began on January 31st. The bill will provide funding for several federal departments until September 30th, the end of the fiscal year, and will provide two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has recently faced controversy and protests due to immigration enforcement actions, to allow continued negotiations on improving the department's operations.