A handful of senate democrats joined with republicans to advance the bill after what's become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services. The senate returns on monday to continue work on a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, now on day 41 Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government. The week began with a glimmer of hope the federal government may soon reopen with a deal reached in the senate, ending the longest shutdown in us history and possibly signaling an end to the. A bipartisan group of senate democrats and republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in u.s History, voting on the first procedural step on the measure
Senators take step toward ending historic government shutdown tentative deal would punt funding fight to january, while handing democrats a clear victory The senate will reconvene later after a deal that paves the way to an end of the longest government shutdown in us history was passed late on sunday night a breakaway.
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