Congress votes to stave off shutdown
Plus, compensation for Canadian Indigenous families. The Senate voted to fund the government until December, but other priorities hang in the balance; Indigenous families in Canada come closer to reparations. Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS Shutdown crisis averted, but tough fights are ahead Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Congress voted to fund the government until December, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown that would begin at midnight. [ CNN / Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav ] A continuing funding resolution passed the House and Senate on Thursday; legislators haggled over funding for newly arrived Afghan refugees and aid for communities affected by natural disasters like Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf Coast last mont...
