BBCNEWS BBC News January 23, 2018
But not for long. Congress has approved a temporary spending measure to fund the federal government, ending an acrimonious debate and a three day shutdown. It will be signed by President Trump later to allow government to function for another two and a half weeks. Laura trevelyan reports from washington. The motion is agreed to. This was the moment the impasse was broken and the way cleared for the government to re open. The scene in the senate was the result of behind closed doors negotiations between centrist republicans and democrats. In return for voting to fund the government for the next...