Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room who were granted anonymity to describe his comments. The plan, the people said, is to bring up the House-passed continuing resolution that Democrats have…