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The 42nd week of his second administration was another busy one for President Donald Trump.
This week, Trump signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in history, backed using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, announced plans to order the Justice Department to evaluate ties between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and other U.S. figures and issued pardons to those accused of seeking to overturn the 2020 election.
Here’s a look at what happened.
Government shutdown ends
On Wednesday evening, Trump signed legislation that the House and Senate passed earlier in the week to fund the government again as consequences of the lapse in funding started to mount, such as missed paychecks for federal workers and airline delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages.
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The bill maintains funding for the government consistent with fiscal year 2025 spending levels through Jan. 30 to provide a window for lawmakers to nail down a longer appropriations measure for fiscal year 2026.
The measure also allocates spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which more than 42 million Americans rely on, through September. The program supports non- or low-income individuals or families to purchase groceries with a debit card.
President Donald Trump signed legislation that the House and Senate passed earlier in the week to fund the government again. (Mariam Zuhaib/The Associated Press)
Additionally, the measure reverses layoffs the Trump administration set into motion earlier in October and pays employees for their absence.
Foreign worker visa criticism
Trump also conducted a sit-down interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that aired Monday and Tuesday, in which he said bringing foreign workers to the U.S. on H-1B visas is important to “bring in talent” to the U.S. After Ingraham claimed that the U.S. has…
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