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It’s over: House ends longest-ever government shutdown with near party-line vote

The House passed a spending package Wednesday that will reopen the government after a 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, caused by Democrats' demand to spend more on Obamacare subsidies.

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Michelle Obama: Presidents should set ‘standard’ on gifts, not give ‘wealthy people’ more access

Michelle Obama is seemingly sounding off on President Trump without naming him, saying that commanders in chief have to set "a standard" in the White House around accepting gifts. "When you are the commander in chief, there's a standard at which you have to set for the American people. And some of these things aren't...