After a record 42-day shutdown, the federal government is on track to reopen as early as Wednesday following the Senate’s 60-40 approval of a temporary funding bill, Bloomberg writes.
The measure, supported by centrist Democrats and key Republicans, would finance most agencies through Jan. 30 and some through Sept. 30.
Passage in the GOP-led House is expected after Speaker Mike Johnson voiced confidence and President Trump endorsed the deal. Moderate Democrats brokered the compromise by dropping demands to renew Affordable Care Act subsidies, angering progressives but ending a standoff that halted pay for federal workers and disrupted food aid and air travel.
The shutdown’s political fallout continues, though polls show voters largely blamed Republicans for the gridlock. The bill guarantees back pay and temporarily bars federal layoffs.
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