The federal government headed for a brief shutdown after senators failed to advance a $1.2 trillion funding package by a midnight Saturday deadline, but a deal has been struck, keeping disruption minimal .
The House of Representatives passed the legislation Friday morning, giving the Senate just over 12 hours to potentially vote on the matter before objecting lawmakers derailed attempts to expedite a vote.
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