Government Shutdown Ends as Senate Strikes a Deal

Government Shutdown Ends as Senate Strikes a Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks from a vote on Capitol Hill after the senate voted to advance a bill financing the government, Jin Washington, DC. , Jan. 22, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Lawmakers have reached a deal to reopen the government three days after Democrats forced a government shutdown over an illegal immigration issue. The Senate approved to advance a short-term funding bill to keep the government open through Feb. 8, on Monday. The vote was 81-18.

Senate leaders plan to address the illegal immigration issue, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), in the next three weeks.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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