The fourth temporary funding bill since October easily passed the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House approved the funding bill by a vote of 266-150 just hours after it passed the Senate by a vote of 81-18. Trump’s attempts to negotiate an end to the shutdown with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer collapsed on Friday in recriminations and fingerpointing. With government spending authority about to expire again at midnight on Friday, Democrats withheld support for a fourth stopgap spending bill and demanded action for the Dreamers. Washington has been hampered by frequent threats of a shutdown in recent years as the two parties fight over spending, immigration and other issues.

Source: Standard Digital January 23, 2018 06:22 UTC