AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Late night Senate vote puts DHS shutdown one step closer to largely ending
The U.S. Senate voted overnight to pass a bill that would reopen all of the Department of Homeland Security , except a handful of immigration enforcement agencies. Why it matters: The vote puts Congress one step closer to ending a 42-day shutdown that has resulted in widespread airport security disruptions and missed paychecks for hundreds of thousands of workers at key national security agencies. - The breakthrough came after President Trump announced Thursday he planned to sign an order directing newly confirmed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to begin paying TSA workers, sidestepping Congress. - Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) responded by telling Senate colleagues he still wanted to find a way to fund DHS through the…