The Senate is canceling its scheduled Monday night vote as the District of Columbia braces for a winter storm that will dump snow and ice on a significant swath of the country — with just days left for the chamber to avert a partial government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office announced the scheduling change Friday, following days of private speculation among senators who have already received warnings of travel delays from airlines and wondered how and when they would get back to Washington.

The Senate had been expected to vote Monday at 5:30 p.m. Instead, that vote is being moved to Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. “due to the…

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