Reports of a government shutdown at midnight were greatly exaggerated. The House of Representatives voted to pass a one-week spending bill, meaning that the government will not be shutting down at midnight tonight.
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BREAKING: House easily OKs one-week spending bill to avert partial government shutdown at midnight, Senate votes next.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) April 28, 2017
UPDATE: The Senate passed it as well. No shutdown. (For now.)
BREAKING: No government shutdown for at least one week: Senate backs short-term spending bill, sends measure to Trump.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 28, 2017
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