US Senate to vote on ending govt shutdown

By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason
Updated January 23 2019 - 11:06am, first published 11:00am
President Trump is planning to deliver his State of the Union address as Democrats try to delay it.
President Trump is planning to deliver his State of the Union address as Democrats try to delay it.

The US Senate has shifted slightly closer to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there's no sign of relief anytime soon for 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay.

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