The Senate passed legislation to reopen the government after eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party and supplied critical backing. The measure now heads to the House.

Senators voted on an agreement that will keep the government open until Jan. 30. The continuing resolution now heads to the House of Representatives.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he is preparing to call his members back to Washington while the Senate finalizes the deal.

The Senate approved a deal to end the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weeks-long fight.

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session

The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just days after sweeping election victories had raised hopes that the left’s dispa

The U.S. Capitol on the 41st day of the partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2025. T he Senate on Monday passed a short-term government funding bill and sent it to the House, where a vote could come as early as Wednesday.