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The U.S. government partially shut down Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass legislation to keep it funded.
The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500K, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.
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MN Boundary Waters: US House revokes mining ban in Superior National Forest, vote moves to Senate
Lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, setting up another vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Votes in the House on Tuesday to end a partial government shutdown pose tricky political challenges for both Republicans and Democrats.