Guardian - 22 January 2018, 05:14 (+ 2310 days 3 hours and 25 minutes) International
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell says that if Democrats agree to stopgap funding he will allow immigration reform vote The US government shutdown edged closer to a resolution on Sunday night after a minor concession from the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who said he would allow a vote on immigration reform in February if Democrats agree to fund the government. However, one Democratic source cautioned that no deal had been reached.McConnell’s proposal represented the fruit of a bipartisan effort among moderates in both parties to resolve the shutdown, which began at midnight on Saturday. Continue reading...