US President Donald Trump had warned the longest US government shutdown in history could go on for years unless Congress gave him money to build a border wall with Mexico.
After 35 days, the president has signed a bill to end the standoff – at least for now.
Government departments will reopen for three weeks while congressional leaders hammer out reforms to border security.
But the deal doesn’t include the $5.7bn Trump wants for the wall.
So what happens next?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Leon Fresco – Former deputy assistant attorney general in charge of immigration, US Department of Justice
Joe Watkins – Republican political strategist, former White House aide to President George H. W. Bush
Scott Lucas – Founder and editor of EA World View and co-founder of The Trump Project
Source: Al Jazeera News
