Sahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The federal government entered a partial shutdown early Saturday after Congress failed to pass legislation in time to keep a swath of departments and agencies open. The shutdown is expected to be brief and have little impact, however, as Senate leaders announced they have a deal to vote on a funding package in the early hours of Saturday morning. The House voted Friday morning to pass a $1.
In order to vote quickly on legislation, all 100 senators must agree to speed up the process, and senators typically agree to a group of messaging amendment votes to reduce the amount of procedural time required to complete consideration of a bill. Those talks appeared to fall apart mid-day Friday, with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
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