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…
Some members of the U.S. Senate are choosing to either go without pay or donate their salary for the duration of the government shutdown. The government ran out of funding early Saturday morning, and while operations will remain fairly normal over the weekend, many federal employees will be furloughed come Monday if Congress fails to reach…
