US Congress ends government shutdown

By David Morgan, Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan
Updated February 9 2018 - 10:43pm, first published 10:41pm
The US government faces another shutdown after US Senator Rand Paul stalled budget talks.
The US government faces another shutdown after US Senator Rand Paul stalled budget talks.

The US House of Representatives has joined the Senate in approving a bill to end an overnight federal shutdown, sparing Republicans further embarrassment and averting serious interruption of the government's business.