Sens. Dick Durbin, Tim Kaine and others supported a deal paving the way to end the shutdown. A final deal would need support from the House and president.

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Let’s imagine the case of Bianca, who is in her 40s, and her dad Enzo, who is 75 and still working full-time at the same family restaurant where he started as a dishwasher more than 30 years ago. He ...