U.S. Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal to end the partial government shutdown as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Friday to end a 35-day partial federal government shutdown with legislation to temporarily fund many agencies, but without the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump had demanded this year to help build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The House of Representatives is expected to promptly consider the bill providing funding through Feb. 15 and send it to the president for signing into law.

Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Eric Beech

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