The United States Senate has passed amended funding legislation that moves the country’s government one step closer to ending its longest-ever shutdown. In an hours-long vote held at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Sunday, local time, eight Democratic senators voted with Republicans to end debate on a proposed funding bill that would finance government work until January 30, 2026. Senators on Monday then took part in a series of additional votes on the bill itself, culminating in a final decision to formally approve it with a majority margin of 60-40 and send it to the House of Representatives.
Sam Busa