Senate Majority Leader John Thune said earlier Sunday that "we plan to vote today."

UPS and FedEx's fleets of MD-11 planes are grounded, which can each carry thousands of packages. Logistics experts say some cargo could shift to passenger planes, trains and trucks.

Two negotiators said a critical group of Senate Democrats was ready to fund the government through January without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.

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

The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.

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The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight. [Full Story]

Some Democrats broke their own party’s blockade. The measure, which would provide funds through January, would still need to pass the Senate and House.

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The agreement doesn't include a firm commitment from Republicans to support Democrats' key demand: extending expiring health care subsidies.

Five decades after its creation, it’s long past time for the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to be shut down.

Christians in Africa face down the barrels of guns, but believers in the West are facing a quieter, subtler campaign of marginalization.

A disastrous shutdown for Democrats got worse Sunday when Senate Democrats folded on government funding while receiving nothing of substance in return.

The pardoned people were involved in attempts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss.

The influencers falsely accused a group of math teachers of mocking Charlie Kirk's death in a Halloween photo.

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The Senate could vote as soon as Nov. 10 to approve the compromise bill to fund the government through Jan. 30. But House members must vote again, too.

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The list of 77 people also includes other high-profile Trump allies, including attorney Sidney Powell and Mark Meadows, his chief of staff in 2020.

WASHINGTON — Democrats and progressives exploded with outrage after the Senate took a giant leap toward reopening the government Sunday night, with many calling for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ouster. Schumer (D-NY), who voted against…

The Senate returns on Monday to continue work on a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, now on Day 41. Follow live updates here.

Eight senators backed a G.O.P. deal to end the longest shutdown ever. The measure still must be approved by Congress and signed by President Trump.

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be coming to an end.