The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate.

Centrist Democrats have cut a deal, though the compromise has sparked backlash within their own party.

The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans.

The Senate passed a CR to reopen the government 40 days after Democrats triggered what is now the longest government shutdown in history.

WASHINGTON: The United States Senate on Monday (Nov 10) approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in US history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millio

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Senate today approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic.

The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.

On the 40th day of the longest government shutdown in US history, senators returned to Washington on Sunday for a rare weekend session to vote on advancing a House-approved spending bill that could reopen the government. The Senate needs at least 60 votes to move the measure forward, marking a crucial step toward ending the weeks-long political stalemate.

Senate passes bipartisan funding package to reopen government through January 2026, with Speaker Mike Johnson planning House vote by Wednesday to end shutdown.

The bill would fund most federal agencies through January and guarantee back pay for federal employees affected by the closure

An official said President Donald Trump considers the deal to end the US shutdown a positive development. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The deal would restore funding for federal agencies that lawmakers allowed to expire on Oct 1. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is refusing to commit to a critical element of the Senate’s bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown and fund the federal government.Eight members of the Democratic caucus on Sunday voted to advance legislation that included a promise by Senate Republicans to hold a...

WASHINGTON - The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is within a single step of coming to an end after the Senate approved a proposal to reopen the government. A group of eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to overcome the filibuster and approve a funding bill that will end the record-breaking standoff. That legislation now moves to the House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on it as early as Wednesday. The bill passed by the Senate would fund most of the government until Jan. 30 and extend funding for certain key programs, including food stamps and veteran’s benefits, through the end of September, 2026. The breakthrough in the Senate occurred on Sunday, when a decisive number of centrist Democrats announced they had gotten enough concessions from the GOP to secure their votes. Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress have said they oppose the compromise. Now that the logjam in the Senate has finally broken, all eyes are on the House of Representatives. The House has been out…

The Senate began its final votes Monday evening on legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans. The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is hoping the Senate can sprint through several votes Monday night, but that's only if Republicans remain unified and no more Democrats object.

The shutdown began on 1 October - with 670,000 federal government employees furloughed or left with no choice but to work without pay. More than 40 million Americans have also had to go without food aid.

Lawmakers voted 60/40 to approve a bill which is likely to end the historic shutdown

LindellTV, the pro-Trump, conservative online streaming and media platform founded by election-denier MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, criticized Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday after he refused to take questions about a possible end to the historic government shutdown, Mediaite reports.Sp...