It's over. But just for now. President Barack Obama signed a bill that ends the 16-day partial government shutdown and raises the debt ceiling, the White House said early Thursday morning. Weeks of bitter political fighting gave way to a frenzied night in Washington as Congress passed the bill that would prevent the country from crashing into the debt ceiling. Lawmakers worked precariously close to the midnight debt ceiling deadline amid warnings the government could run out of money to pay its bills if it didn't raise the debt ceiling. Federal workers should expect to return to work Thursday morning, the director of the Office of Management and Budget said.
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Federal workers can expect to return to work Thursday morning
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Most House Republicans vote against budget bill, but it still passes
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Asked whether there will be a similar crisis in a few months, Obama flatly says, "no"
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The shutdown began on October 1; U.S. borrowing authority expires on Thursday
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