Senate votes to reopen government, sending funding bills to House

By: THÉRÈSE BOUDREAUX The Center Square (The Center Square) – After spending nearly seven weeks in a political deadlock, U.S. senators finally passed legislation to end the record-long government shutdown. Eight senators in the Democratic Caucus provided the filibuster-breaking votes for the legislation – a Continuing Resolution paired with three full-year funding bills – to pass the ...