U.S. Senate, House Vote to Fund Government, End Shutdown

The U.S. House joined the Senate, voting to reopen the federal government. The U.S. Senate voted first to reopen the federal government. The lawmakers voted 71 to 28 early Friday to renew the government’s funding. The House of Representatives followed just before dawn on Friday. The bill will now go to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature. The U.S. government was shut down after midnight Friday when Congress missed a deadline to renew the federal...

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