Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine broke the stalemate on Sunday.

Senate moves to end shutdown. Here’s what’s next

The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday on a key step toward reopening the government. The vote came after a critical group of eight ...

Senate votes to advance proposal to end 40-day government shutdown

A group of shutdown-weary Democratic senators voted with Republicans Sunday night to advance a legislative vehicle to reopen ...

Senate advances funding measure with backing of 8 Democrats, moving a step closer to ending shutdown

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous ...

Senate has 'more than enough' votes to end shutdown Sunday night

The Senate was poised to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history Sunday night as Democrats and Republicans said ...

Senate poised to take first steps to end federal government shutdown

The Senate is voting on first steps to end the shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without ...

Minnesota’s U.S. senators call potential deal ‘a mistake’ as Senate votes on plan to end shutdown

A growing number of Democrats appeared to be ready to debate legislation to end the government shutdown. But Minnesota’s two ...

Here Are The 8 Senate Democrats Who Folded On The Shutdown

The decision to fold on the shutdown is likely to fan the flames of the Democratic Party’s raging discontent with its elected ...
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Senate moves shutdown-ending deal that would ensure backpay and unwind some federal layoffs

A bipartisan agreement to end the longest-ever government shutdown, would fund some agencies through fiscal 2026 and the rest ...