Congress on Friday was in a state of suspended animation, with one foot out the door in the hopes of returning home for the Christmas break, but another foot planted firmly in town just in case there’s no spending deal, and a partial government shutdown happens on Friday.

The House did what it could Thursday, by easily passing a continuing spending resolution to keep the government open until late April.

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