Trump Agrees to br Temporarily End br Government Shutdown President Donald Trump br made the announcementbr on Friday from the White br House Rose Garden. President Trump, br via CNN The government will reopen br and be funded for three br weeks until February 15. During that time, br negotiators will continue br talks on the border wall. Trump reiterated br that he could declare br a national emergency. President Trump, br via CNN If he does declare a br national emergency, br Trump could bypass Congress br to secure funding for the wall. Trump also addressed back-br pay for government workers,br saying they would receive br it "as soon as possible." For 36 days, 800,000 government br workers have been either br furloughed or required br to work without pay. The current partial br government shutdown has br been the longest in U.S. history.