Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 22, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 22, 2018
Senate leaders agree on plan to reopen government
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenate leaders have reached an agreement to reopen the government.
Democrats have yielded and ended their delaying tactics against a bill financing federal agencies through Feb. 8.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says in exchange, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to begin debating immigration by that date.
McConnell says the end to the standoff shows “the American people didn’t understand” why Democrats shut down the government because they wanted to help “illegal immigrants.”
The Senate has started a vote to advance the bill reopening government. It is expected to pass easily, and House approval is expected later.
— AP
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