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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced late Saturday that Democratic objections to speedy consideration of the Feb. 8 measure means the Senate will vote on the bill Monday morning at 1 a.m. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Congress to stay in session all weekend as parties trade blame for shutdown

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January 21, 2018 1:04 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in the early hours of Saturday morning that the Senate would vote to keep the government funded through Feb. 8, but gave no details as to when the vote would occur. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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McConnell promises vote on funding bill through Feb. 8 to end shutdown

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January 20, 2018 6:03 am

A bitterly-divided Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Government shutdown begins after most Democrats block spending bill

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January 20, 2018 3:30 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set the vote to fund the government for 10 p.m. on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senate to vote at 10 p.m. on doomed spending bill

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January 20, 2018 12:36 am

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John Cornyn: Trump told Chuck Schumer to go back to negotiate with GOP

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January 19, 2018 8:05 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats of favoring a fast remedy for illegal immigration over the need to keep the government, including the military, fully funded. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mitch McConnell asks Democrats to support funding: ‘Stop the wild goose chase’

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January 19, 2018 4:48 pm

Senate Democrats clamored to hold a vote to end debate on a government spending bill Thursday night, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rejected that idea in what some saw as a bid to ramp up the pressure on Democrats to support the measure on Friday, just hours before the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mitch McConnell sets up Friday spending showdown

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January 19, 2018 3:28 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday night, Democrats would agree to start work on a short-term spending bill, in the hopes of agreeing to a spending extension of about five days. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., did not agree to the request. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

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Senate agrees to start work on spending bill, but not much else

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January 19, 2018 2:18 am

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House passes monthlong spending bill, sends shutdown drama to the Senate

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January 19, 2018 12:37 am

After conservative lawmakers talked with President Trump (pictured right) about making a spending deal, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., (pictured left) said after the meeting:

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House GOP close to spending deal after talking to Trump

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January 18, 2018 11:03 pm

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Congress to stay in session all weekend as parties trade blame for shutdown

McConnell promises vote on funding bill through Feb. 8 to end shutdown

Government shutdown begins after most Democrats block spending bill

Senate to vote at 10 p.m. on doomed spending bill

John Cornyn: Trump told Chuck Schumer to go back to negotiate with GOP

Mitch McConnell asks Democrats to support funding: ‘Stop the wild goose chase’

Mitch McConnell sets up Friday spending showdown

Senate agrees to start work on spending bill, but not much else

House passes monthlong spending bill, sends shutdown drama to the Senate

House GOP close to spending deal after talking to Trump

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