After 40 days of political gridlock, lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal to reopen the federal government, clearing the way for the longest shutdown in U.S. history to end, while setting in motion a complex process to restart suspended programs, pay furloughed workers, and repair economic damage.
The Senate voted 60–40 on Nov. 10 to advance a temporary funding measure that consists of a “clean” stopgap bill that finances most federal agencies through Jan. 30, giving appropriators time to come up with long-term bills to fund the government through the entire fiscal year 2026, which runs through the end of September.
