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The House just voted to avoid a government shutdown, but the plan could still crash and burn in the Senate

The House passed a GOP-led bill to fund the government, slightly lowering the odds of a government shutdown.
The bill passed by a vote of 230 to 197.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where it looks dead on arrival.
The House passed a Republican-led bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown on Thursday, but the fight to get the bill through Congress isn't over yet.
The bill passed on a 230 to 197 vote, with 11 Republicans voting against the bill put forth by their own party's leadership.
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