Light from the morning sun illuminates the Capitol in Washington, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Feb. 18, after congressional leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates. The White House released a statement noting the bill signing and thanking congressional leaders for their work. Both chambers of Congress passed the legislation Thursday avoiding a short-term shutdown of the government into the weekend. The bill keeps the federal government running for 11 more weeks, 📸: J. Scott Applewhite, @apnews #washington #washingtondc #capitol #capitolhill