The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries. 

• The U.S. Senate has passed a funding bill to end the ongoing government shutdown 
• The U-S Supreme court has declined to consider a challenge to their landmark decision that legalized same sex marriage 
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Galveston ISD for failing to post the ten commandments in classrooms

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