Trump has stopped blocking the bill after a brief funding break

President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump hints at lifting privacy shutdown soon after fundraising, civil rights groups demand transparency from Amazon over breach of election data The government signed a bill late Wednesday night to extend current levels of government funding in the new fiscal year, avoiding closures after allowing government funds to pause soon.

Trump did not sign the bill until he returned from a rally in Minnesota after midnight in the House last week and in the Senate on Wednesday.

The White House told agencies that even though the legal funds were exhausted at midnight, Trump is expected to sign soon after his return, Politico first noted. A similar error occurred for several hours in February, 2018 with low results.

The uninterrupted resolution will allow the government to continue operations in the new financial year, starting at midnight, with funding flowing until December 11.

The bill, which was passed in the House last week and in the Senate on Wednesday evening, represents a rare moment of bilateral cooperation in the bitter run-up to the election.

Democrats and Republicans clashed over the fifth COVID-19 relief bill and the GOP’s plan to endorse Amy Connie Barrett to finally pay the judge. Ruth Bader GinsbergRuth Bader Ginsberg Signs of Closing Bill After Short Fund Break on Trump’s Money: ‘A More Serious Attempt’ Progress But No Deal | Trump tax bombshell highlights IRS implementation | Senate passes bill to avoid shutdown before deadline, more debates for divided nationSupreme Court meeting before the election.

Speaker of the House Nancy PelosiNancy Pelositrup hints at closing the bill after short funding on money: Covid progresses ‘one more serious effort’ on relief but no deal | Trump tax bombshell highlights IRS implementation | Conid-19 relief yields progress, but no deal (D-Calif.) And Treasury Secretary Steve Munchin agreed to keep the question of government funding separate from the COVID-19 negotiations to ensure that even those differences could not close the government weeks before the crucial election.

However, the parties had to negotiate to raise funds in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), which Republicans say is the main program for farmers and Democrats said is being used as a slush fund for political priorities.

They agreed to add restrictions on its use, withhold payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers, and add billion 8 billion to nutrition assistance programs.

While the move puts a potential shutdown until the lame duck session, Congress and the White House will have to finalize 12 annual spending bills or approve an additional increase on Dec. 11.

The House passed 10 of the 12 bills with a party-line vote early in the summer, but the Senate has yet to unveil a single bill amid squabbles over hot button issues such as police reform and COVID relief.

The next steps in Congress depend on whether Democrats gain control of the White House and Senate in the November election.