Senate moves closer to ending 40-day government shutdown with bipartisan deal
TL;DR
The US Senate has voted to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history, which includes funding for various government sectors until January 30 and a vote on healthcare subsidies by December, amid bipartisan negotiations and internal party disagreements.
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