The Senate on Thursday passed a broad spending and border security bill that will end a funding stalemate that has dragged on for nearly two months and caused the longest government shutdown in history.
In an 83-16 vote, the Senate approved legislation that will fund dozens of departments and agencies for the rest of the fiscal year and let the Trump administration spend $1.375 billion for fencing at the southern border.
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