The United States Senate is set to hold a vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding package that could pave the way to end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history.
The breakthrough on Sunday came after a group of centrist Democrats negotiated a deal to reopen the government if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring healthcare subsidies by December.
The shutdown, currently in its 40th day, has caused thousands of flight cancellations, furloughed about 750,000 federal employees and put food assistance for millions of Americans at risk.
