The breakthrough came at midnight on Thursday the deadline for Congress to pass a stopgap spending measure - its fifth since October - or once again turn the lights out on the federal government.
While many have welcomed the move, there has also been resistance as some have claimed it is an attempt to demonise the Muslim community.
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s comments came after a defeat in parliament over her Brexit blueprint.
Although Prime Minister May's government has long said it would welcome an acceleration in the talks, she faces a struggle to get parliamentary support for the EU Withdrawal Bill, a law to sever political, financial and legal ties with the bloc.
The passing of the bill, which largely seeks to copy and paste EU law into British legislation, is especially important for a government that is being scrutinised over its faltering Brexit strategy.
The sanctions, approved by Congress last week, seek to penalise Moscow for its alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and Russia's annexation of Crimea.
The bill is the first major foreign policy legislation approved by Congress under Trump but it is not clear if Trump will sign it or veto it.
As the latest Obamacare repeal bill is rejected, Senators are now considering a "skinny" repeal, which would eliminate some parts of the Affordable Care Act, which is unpopular with its critics.
Polish President Andrzej Duda made a surprise compromise bid over controversial court reforms that aim to expand the justice minister's powers as thousands of protesters took to the streets over the proposed changes.
The bill went through the upper house of parliament unopposed clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries.
The draft bill grants amnesty to people convicted of bribery and influence peddling.
The bill that legalises about 4,000 settler homes built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank will have legal consequences for Tel Aviv, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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