Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving nearly $3.4 trillion in deficits.

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.

The legislation would keep the government funded through Jan. 30, without extending ACA funds slated to expire. It now goes to the House, which could vote as early as Wednesday.

New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill announced during a House session that she will resign her seat representing the 11th District.

With the government shutdown over, Congress faces a packed and contentious schedule. From releasing Epstein's files to averting another shutdown, here are the key battles to watch.

The House passed the government funding deal Wednesday night, leaving lawmakers one Donald Trump signature away from ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

A flight delay had stalled the Republican Cornyn, who was flying from Texas to cast a 60th and final vote in the U.S. Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, according to his office. The vote to break a filibuster on a new government spending plan was open for more than two hours so he could arrive, according to another report by Roll Call.

Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill gave her final speech to Congress on Wednesday in advance of a vote on a bill to reopen the federal government.