Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history

President Donald Trump visits the banks of the Rio Grande River in Mission with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, earlier this month. REUTERS/Leah MillisPresident Trump on Friday agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, retreating from the central promise of his presidency, for now, in the face of intense public anger.The president’s humbling concession to the new realities of divided government brought the nation’