While you were sleeping, the Senate managed to get
some work done:
The Senate approved a crucial bipartisan budget agreement early on Friday that would avert a government default and stands to end nearly five years of pitched battles between congressional Republicans and the Obama administration over fiscal policy.
The measure, which was approved 64 to 35, now goes to the White House, where President Obama is ready to sign it.
You can read more details about the bill
here.
This deal is a rather unique one in Washington these days in that neither side is thrilled and neither side is howling ... in other words, there was some actual compromise involved and has the benefit of meaning that for at least two years, Republicans can't threaten to shut down the government or destroy the full faith and credit of the United States. Not to mention allowing newly-elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to pretend for a short time that he isn't the second coming of John Boehner.
Oh, small correction about neither side howling over the deal: Senators (and coincidentally, presidential candidates) Rand Paul and Ted Cruz did howl for a short time. Long enough to fundraise off of it anyway.