10 things you need to know today: January 23, 2018

President Trump signs a deal ending the government shutdown, Pence says the U.S. will open its embassy in Jerusalem in 2019, and more

Mitch McConnell gives a thumbs up after a vote on Capitol Hill
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1. Trump signs deal to end government shutdown

Congress voted late Monday to end a three-day government shutdown. President Trump promptly signed the stopgap spending measure, saying he was pleased Democrats had "come to their senses." The deal funds the government through Feb. 8, a period one week shorter than an earlier version blocked by Senate Democrats. It reauthorizes the Children's Health Insurance Program and rolls back several taxes included in the Affordable Care Act. Senate Democrats went along after Republicans promised to hold a vote on restoring protections for so-called DREAMers, young undocumented immigrants brought into the U.S. as children. "The Republican majority now has 17 days to prevent the DREAMers from being deported," said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), or the "Trump shutdown" will resume.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.