| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Congress nears deal to keep government open | | Congressional leaders are closing in on a major deal to keep the government open until December, hoping to push through a long-awaited package that would also combat the outbreak of the Zika virus while providing aid to help deal with the tainted water supply in Flint, Michigan. |
| Congress overrides Obama for first time with 9/11 bill | | Families of those killed in the terror attacks on 9/11 are now legally allowed to sue Saudi Arabia, after both chambers of Congress voted Wednesday to override President Barack Obama's veto of the legislation, the first override of his presidency. |
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