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Republicans advances a $1.2 trillion spending package in a House rule vote Thursday, overcoming GOP rebellion threats over ICE funding and ethanol restrictions.
Approval of the package, which would fund a wide swath of government agencies, brings Congress closer to meeting a Jan. 30 funding deadline.
Moderate House Democrats teamed with Republicans to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, overcoming a revolt over ICE.