Government To Reopen For Three Weeks After Trump Signs Short-Term Deal

(AP)--President Donald Trump signed a short-term deal to end the shutdown after delays at the nation's airports and widespread disruptions brought new urgency to efforts to resolve the standoff.

Travelers endured widespread flight delays in the Northeast as federal officials grappled with a shortage of air traffic controllers, who missed paychecks Friday because of the partial government shutdown. LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were the hardest hit, but delays rippled across the nation's air-travel system.

Federal workers who have gone a month without getting paid during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history expressed relief Friday that a deal had been reached to end the impasse but are worried they'll be in the same spot in a few weeks.

The Trump administration asked federal department heads to reopen offices in a "prompt and orderly manner" and said furloughed employees can return to work. A bipartisan committee of lawmakers will be formed to review recommendations from Homeland Security experts and law enforcement concerning what actions should be taken on the southern border.

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