Conventional Wisdom: The Shutdown Averted Edition
Tamara Ceaikovski
The partial government shutdown that began over the weekend ended Tuesday after the House passed a $1.2 trillion funding package by a razor-thin 217-214 vote which President Donald Trump promptly signed. The deal funds most federal agencies through September but only extends Department of Homeland Security funding through February 13—a compromise negotiated by Senate Democrats and the White House after fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis sparked outrage. The 10-day
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