Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the House

By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Melanie Zanona and Julie Tsirkin WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Monday night to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats broke with their party and joined Republicans to break the logjam. The vote was 60-40, with every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting in favor of the measure. The measure now […]