10 things you need to know today: September 28, 2013

Obama talks to Iran, the Senate kicks the government shutdown ball back to the House, and more

President Barack Obama
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1. Senate passes budget bill, sends government shutdown fight back to House

By a 54-44 party-line vote, the Senate on Friday approved a continuing resolution to fund the government that did not include a provision defunding ObamaCare. The bill now returns to the House, where Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has indicated his party would not agree to a clean budget bill. If the House fails to pass the Senate's version, the government will likely shut down at midnight Monday. [New York Times]

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.