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Podcast: Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Episode: Shutdown Ends as Trump Signs Spending Bill; Trump-Epstein Ties Back in Spotlight
Description: On today's podcast:1) President Trump signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history, marking the official conclusion to a 43-day impasse that halted food aid to millions of households, canceled thousands of flights and forced federal workers to go unpaid for more than a month. Trump’s signature means the government can begin to resume normal operations, with federal workers expected back on the job starting Thursday. However it could still take days, or even weeks, for the federal bureaucracy to fully restart and dig out of the backlog after being closed since October 1st. Tr...