UPDATED: Congress moves to end shutdown

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a rally outside the Capitol hours before the shutdown deadline. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — Congress passed a short-term spending bill ending a government shutdown Monday after the Senate spent the weekend paralyzed in a political stalemate.
The Senate and House approved a three-week spending package Monday, paving the way for the government to reopen after a three-day shutdown.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a politi