On Tuesday afternoon, Republicans and Democrats reached a deal in the House to avoid a government shutdown, passing a continuing resolution that will fund some government departments until mid-January and the rest through early February. The bill does not include spending cuts or policy changes that Republican hard-liners sought.
127 Republicans and 209 Democrats voted in favor of the bill, which required the support of two-thirds of the chamber as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) chose to pass the bill under the suspension of House rules to fast track it because some Republicans were planning to block the bill during a procedural vote.
The bill is expected to pass the Senate later this week. The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if a deal is not reached.
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