Senate Votes To End Filibuster, Halting Three-Day Government Shutdown

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The Senate passed a short-term spending bill Monday to fund the government for three weeks, halting the shutdown that began Friday at midnight. The vote on the continuing resolution passed after Senate Democrats received assurances that the upper chamber would begin a floor debate on the fate of Dreamers prior to the next Feb. 8 shutdown…