The Grinch has been stopped at the border. January 19 is the next showdown.
Thursday night Congress averted a government shutdown, but only temporarily. According to Roll Call, "the Senate voted 66-32 to clear a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Jan. 19, provide funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and community health centers through March 31, appropriate $2.1 billion for a private care access program for veterans and temporarily extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until Jan. 19."
This comes on the heels of the House's vote earlier. The bill now heads to the President's desk. The President is expected to sign the bill.
We'll be back at this brinkmanship come mid-January. Stay tuned.......