The Senate is beginning a series of votes on the GOP deal to end the longest government shutdown in history. Follow live.

Sen. Tom Leek’s SB 434 would stop property appraisers from boosting a home’s “just value” just because the homeowner adopted “changes or improvements made to improve the property’s resistance to wind damage,” which people often do to fortify their properties and lower their insurance costs.

Johnson laid out a timeline for what's next, saying he will call the House back as soon as the Senate passes a government funding bill.

A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision,

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.