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

Published January 19, 2018 12:37am ET



House Republicans on Thursday passed a bill to keep the federal government funded until Feb. 16, sending the legislation to a possible defeat in the Senate later tonight.

Republicans passed the bill after an internal fight over military spending and immigration reform that they resolved about an hour before the vote.

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