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Proponents of fuller transparency used an arcane rule to prod their leaders to act. When it became clear they had succeeded, the speaker agreed to hold a vote.
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The House voted to fund the government through the end of January, bringing the country one step closer to ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks. The bill now goes to President Trump for his signature.
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He signed it into law just hours after the House of Representatives voted 222-209 to approve it.
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The Trump administration has been criticized for failing to release files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Trump.
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