Government funding temporarily lapses as Trump doesn't sign bill before deadline - CNBC

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bill to keep the government running into December after funding briefly lapsed.

The Senate passed the temporary spending bill on Wednesday in an 84-10 vote as lawmakers scrambled to prevent a shutdown.

The president did not approve the bill before a midnight Thursday deadline to fund the government, and U.S.

Trump signed the measure into law early Thursday after returning from a campaign event in Minnesota.

The law will ensure the government does not go through a crippling shutdown during a pandemic and about a month before the 2020 election.

Before then, lawmakers aim to hash out spending legislation to keep the government running through Sept.