US govt shutdown set to end without provisions for Trump’s controversial border wall

The partial government shutdown in the United States of America which has lasted for over a month is set to end without financial provisions for president Donald Trump’s intention to build a wall at the US-Mexico border.

Reports say the US Senate and House of Representatives voted unanimously on Friday to end a 35-day partial federal government shutdown with legislation to temporarily fund many agencies.

According to reports, Trump will sign the bill, which will provide funding through February 15 and end the longest government shutdown in the history of the US.

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“I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” Trump said at the White House.

The move comes a day after former US secretary of state John Kerry described the ongoing government shutdown as a “massive failure” on the part of Trump’s government.

According to Kerry who was speaking on a CNBC panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the government shutdown also amounts to “utter disgrace” of the U.S. democratic process.

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