Government inches closer to reopening after senate deal eight senators broke with their fellow democrats to back a deal to end the longest government shutdown in. After more than 40 days, an end to the longest government shutdown in history appears to be in sight Why did the us government shut down and when will it reopen Republicans and democrats could not agree to pass a bill funding government services past 1 october, when the previous federal. The senate voted late sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history. Track the imminent government shutdown as democrats' demands risk federal services for millions
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