Story highlights Both chambers passed both a plan to avert a shutdownPresident Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning on shutdown negotiations(CNN) The Senate approved a short-term spending measure Thursday night to keep the government open through January 19, avoiding a government shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline. Immediately after the vote, the House also passed an $81 billion disaster aid bill in the wake of this year's devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The bill includes additional money for hurricane recovery in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, along with fires that affected California. It passed the House 251-169, but it's not expected to be taken up in the Senate until after the new year. Republican leaders had appeared at an impasse over the spending bill just hours before the House voted, though signs of progress toward a resolution began to emerge throughout the day.

Source: CNN December 21, 2017 16:12 UTC