Senate Moves Closer to Ending Historic US Government Shutdown
TL;DR
The US Senate narrowly approved a compromise funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in history, which includes provisions to fund the government through January 2026 and retroactively pay federal workers, but omits the Democrats' demand for healthcare subsidy extensions, setting the stage for further battles in the House.
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- Senate advances funding bill to end longest US government shutdown in history The Guardian
- Senate breaks Democratic filibuster in key vote toward reopening the government CNN
- Transcript: Senate secures breakthrough on US shutdown Financial Times
- Senate Democrats cave, open path to reopening government Fox News
- Senators advance tentative deal to end the government shutdown NBC News
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