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(AP) - NEXT UP: The Democrat-controlled Senate was expected to approve a bipartisan budget agreement next week, sealing a spending deal that would prevent a repeat of last month's damaging government shutdown.
HOUSE HARMONY: The House of Representatives voted to pass the budget Thursday _ by a lopsided 332-94 margin _ after a surprising about-face by Speaker John Boehner. The leader blasted the tea party wing of his Republican caucus and outside conservative groups for leading members astray and hurting the party by having forced the government shutdown two months ago.
DETAILS: The spending plan would restore money for the U.S. military and domestic agencies that had been slashed in automatic cuts. It would bring a temporary cease-fire to the budget wars that have gridlocked Washington for much of the three years.
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