Another government shutdown this week looms as senators work to pass funding bills, but a winter storm has caused chaos. Here's the latest.

Will there be another government shutdown in January? A Senate vote looms, here's what prediction markets say, and the latest updates.

The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.

When the Senate returns from a weeklong recess, it will have six remaining appropriations bills to get across the finish line before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.

The Senate passed a trio of spending bills in a roughly $174 billion package on Thursday afternoon, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.

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