Federal Government Re-opens After a Three Day Partial Shutdown

Congress has approved a bipartisan agreement to re-open the federal government after a three day partial shutdown.

The House approved the bill, 266-150, hours after the Senate backed it, 81-18.  President Donald Trump is expected to quickly sign the measure to fund government operations through Feb. 8.

The votes set the stage for hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return today, cutting short what could have become a messy and costly impasse.  Here's more from WILX-TV 10.