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Well that was quick
Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to End Government Shutdownhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/us/politics/government-shutdown.html
If you want to understand what happened, examine this picture closely.
Does Trump benefit politically by this? Maybe.
But the deal was made by men who mostly will still be in office after 2024, regardless.