US government temporarily shuts down
The US government entered a temporary shutdown Saturday after no funding law was enacted.
Despite the Senate passing a funding package Friday ahead of a midnight deadline, it needed the approval of the House of Representatives, which is not expected to return to Washington until Monday.
Senators voted 71-29 on the package, which includes five long-term appropriations bills, while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks to allow negotiations on immigration enforcement.
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