Trump Signs Spending Bill to End Government Shutdown

After a brief shutdown Thursday night Sen. Rand Paul delayed the Senate vote past midnight until Trump signed a bill officially reopening the government.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-passes-sweeping-budget-bill-ending-brief-shutdown/2018/02/09/6021367e-0d69-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_budget-10pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.44c0287b2e41

Olympics Kick Off with Unified Korean Team

The events saw North and South Korea marching into the stadium together, which is huge for their relations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/olympics-opening-ceremony-north-korea.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Stock Markets still taking an impact

Wall Street markets opened higher than where they dropped to, at the same time Asian and European stocks dropped.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/dealbook/stock-markets.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news