Jan 22, 2018

House votes to end shutdown

Speaker Ryan

Speaker Ryan. Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images

After a three-day stalemate, the House passed the short-term funding bill that passed the Senate earlier today. The shutdown will officially end when Trump signs the bill.

What's next: The lights stay on until Feb. 8, and, in the meantime, lawmakers will continue negotiating an immigration bill to save Dreamers from deportation and enhance border security.

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