President Trump signs bill ending historic government shutdown

President Donald Trump signs spending bill, taunts Democrats

President Donald Trump signed the spending bill to reopen the federal government at 10:24 p.m. during a lively ceremony in the Oval Office, surrounded by Republican lawmakers.

Trump, joined by Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, took aim at Democrats, accusing them of repeatedly failing to support a short-term spending bill "purely for political reasons."

"Today, we're sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion, because that's what it was, they tried to extort — the Democrats tried to extort our country," Trump said.

The president repeated his calls for Senate Republicans to eliminate the 60-vote filibuster rule.

"I hope we can all agree that the government should never be shut down again," Trump said, before adding "Terminate the filibuster, it'll never happen again."

Trump, in his remarks, criticized last week's victory of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

"We actually elected a mayor of New York City who happens to be a communist," Trump said.

Mamdani is a democratic socialist, not a communist.

Trump later said he and Republicans will have more to say on reforming the nation’s health care system. Democrats had withheld their support from the short-term spending bill for weeks as they pressed for an extension for soon-to-expire health care subsidies.

"We'll work on something having to do with health care," Trump said. "We can do a lot better. We can do great."

Government shutdown ends after 43 days, as House approves and Trump signs funding deal

The longest-ever U.S. government shutdown came to an end Wednesday night as President Donald Trump signed a funding bill narrowly approved by the House earlier in the evening.

Through 43 days of federal closure, congressional Democrats and Republicans waged a historic and bitter fight mostly over health care that caused collateral damage beyond Washington, from coast to coast.

Long Island Democrat Tom Suozzi voted in favor of the package, as did Republicans Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota. Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen stuck with most of her fellow Democrats.

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House passes bill to end historic government shutdown, sending measure to Trump

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.

House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away, with Republicans using their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line by a vote of 222-209. The Senate has already passed the measure. Trump has called the bill a “very big victory."

Democrats wanted to extend an enhanced tax credit expiring at the end of the year that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. They refused to go along with a short-term spending bill that did not include that priority. But Republicans said that was a separate policy fight to be held at another time. They eventually prevailed, but only after the shutdown took an increasing toll on the country.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, on House floor, demands end to 'speakership of Donald J. Trump'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has taken to the chamber’s floor before the vote to end the government shutdown, saying he "wants to end the speakership of Donald J. Trump once and for all."

"That’s how this fight ends," Jeffries said, caricaturing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as a Trump puppet.

Jeffries said Trump has used the Johnson-led House to jam through his "extremist views" in the midst of a health care crisis, and in the middle of an affordability crisis. He noted he’s filed a measure that would force a House vote on extending expiring Obamacare premium subsidies, which will require 280 member signatures to trigger a vote.

"We’re going to continue to fight hard for the American people," Jeffries said.

President Donald Trump set to sign bill to end shutdown Wednesday evening

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill to reopen the government Wednesday evening, according to an updated schedule released by the White House.

The updated schedule states Trump will sign the spending bill to reopen government at 9:45 p.m. The House is set to vote this evening on a government spending bill approved by the. Senate on Monday.

The schedule signals the White House is expecting the vote to go through the Republican-majority chamber with few delays. Trump was also hosting a private dinner with Wall Street executives at the White House on Wednesday evening.

Rep. Laura Gillen "very disappointed" over lengthy shutdown

Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Rockville Centre) said Wednesday evening she was "very disappointed it played out this way," referring to the long government shutdown.

But the freshman House member also said she’s not backing down on fighting for the health care needs of her constituents.

One quirk is that as part of the spending package to fund and reopen the federal government, $938,000 is tagged for a community project in her district to purchase a fire engine for the Bellerose Fire Department.

Asked if it was awkward to be voting against a bill that contained that money, Gillen said: "I’m the one who got that funding."

House Republicans facing narrow margin to end shutdown, early voting shows

House Republicans are looking at a narrow margin for passage of the bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, based on preliminary counts from procedural votes just completed.

The House has scheduled the final vote to occur between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. The White House has said President Donald Trump will quickly sign it into law, after it passes.

The vote just now on the "Rule" to advance to a final vote passed 213-209. This is not always a precise gauge of the final tally on the bill itself — but often is. The other wrinkle is there are four absences — three Republicans and one Democrat.

Federal courthouses in Brooklyn and Suffolk County to scale back services due to shutdown

The federal courthouses in Brooklyn and Suffolk County will reduce services to the public on Nov. 14 and 21 because of the “lapse in appropriations” from the ongoing government shutdown, according to an order from Chief District Judge Margo Brodie.

The clerk’s offices will be closed in both courthouses during those days. Any deadlines that fall on those days will be extended, the judge said. Electronic filings will continue to be available to lawyers and pro se litigants, but no public intake counters will be open. Paper submissions may be deposited in the drop box in the lobby of 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, Brodie said in her order. Some proceedings will be held, the judge said, but did not specify which ones.

White House accuses Democrats of releasing Epstein emails to distract from shutdown

WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused House Democrats of releasing a trio of Jeffrey Epstein e-mails naming President Donald Trump on Wednesday, to distract from a pending vote to re-open the federal government.

“There are no coincidences in Washington, D.C., and it is not a coincidence that the Democrats leaked these emails to the fake news this morning, ahead of Republicans reopening the government,” Leavitt said at the White House press briefing held hours before the U.S. House was set to vote on a GOP-led bill to end the month-long shutdown.

The series of Epstein e-mails was posted online by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Epstein, a one-time Trump friend and member of his Mar-a-Lago resort, states in one of the e-mails Trump “of course knew about the girls.”

Leavitt pushed back on the e-mails saying “they prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong” and added that Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a–Lago “because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep."

Democrats have long pushed for the full release of the files. 

Asked about why the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court to stop the distribution of November SNAP food assistance benefits during the shutdown, Leavitt repeated the administration’s position that emergency funds should not be used to keep the program afloat.

She called a U.S. District Court judge ruling last week ordering the administration to release the funds “completely inappropriate,” before adding “SNAP recipients are going to receive their full benefits” once the shutdown ends.

Trump is expected to host Wall Street executives at the White House Wednesday evening for a private dinner. Leavitt suggested the president could be prepared to sign the funding bill soon after it passes, telling reporters his dinner would likely be open to the press and “perhaps you will see him when he signs the bill to reopen the federal government, so stay tuned on plans for that.”

Hochul provides $550G infusion for SUNY food pantries to meet demand amid shutdown

On Wednesday, Day 43 of the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $550,000 in aid for State University of New York community college food pantries and other efforts to help provide food to needy students. The funds will help food pantries at SUNY’s 30 community colleges restock their shelves and support students in need, the governor said in a news release.

“As the consequences of the longest federal government shutdown in history drag on, millions of New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet and facing a food insecurity crisis,” Hochul said.

House members are expected to take a vote on whether to reopen the government this evening.

The governor also has directed the SUNY Empire State Service Corps to help provide food to needy residents. The service corps, described as the state’s largest AmeriCorps program, includes about 500 students at 45 SUNY locations who spend at least 300 hours a year of paid community service, the governor’s office said in a news release earlier this month. SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. said hundreds of corps members “answered the call and stepped up to take action against food insecurity.”

In addition, SUNY’s Board of Trustees has required SUNY schools to provide students with information on their websites and at orientations about how they can obtain food and other basic needs.

The state has also allocated an additional $106 million to address what it called a “hunger crisis” in the state, including $40 million for the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program, which assists food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other providers.

All eyes on House as hopes for government reopening enter another phase

Focus is shifting to the Republican-controlled House and whether it will approve the already Senate-passed package to reopen government. GOP leaders have notified rank-and-file members that voting on that could start as early as 4 p.m. Wednesday.

On issues that had divided that chamber, House votes can often play out as “hold your breath” events. Republicans hold a narrow 219-214 seat edge as of Wednesday (a new Democratic member is to be sworn shortly before the voting).

That means, in effect, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his GOP lieutenants will not be able lose more than two votes provided all House members show up and vote their party lines.

But a pure party line vote is not likely to be the case on Wednesday. Some Republicans like Reps. Tom Massie (R-Ky.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have given indications they will oppose the bill. At the same time, some members of the fiscally focused House Freedom Caucus say the group will support the bill.

On the Democrats’ side, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), who announced he is leaving Congress at the end of this session, has said he will support the bill. He was the lone Democrat to back the previous version, which was passed by the House. But a handful of other Democrats also are being watched as potential crossovers who might support the bill this time.

However this turns out, President Donald Trump has said he backs the measure and will sign it. Trump’s direct intercession has helped Johnson get crucial votes he needs on a number of items this year.

Senate passes plan to end shutdown, with final action possible by midweek

The Senate on Monday night passed its plan to end the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, and House members were already traveling from home districts to finalize congressional action by Wednesday.

The vote was 60 to 40.

President Donald Trump said he supports the product of the Senate compromise between Republican leaders and eight Democrats and will swiftly sign the deal into law once the House approves it and sends it to him.

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Trump backs Senate deal to end the shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday offered his support for the current Senate-led deal to reopen the government.

Trump asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he would support the deal that passed a procedural hurdle in the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate on Sunday night said: "I would say so because based on everything I'm hearing, they haven't changed anything, and we have support from enough Democrats and we're going to be opening up our country. "

Asked if he would comply with a provision of the deal that calls for rehiring federal workers laid-off during the monthlong shut down, Trump replied: "The deal is very good."

The president repeated his criticism of the push by congressional Democrats to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies, saying Republicans will be working on their own health care reform legislation.

"We want a health care system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies," Trump said. "I tell you, we're going to be working on that very hard over the next short period of time."

Long Islander braces for impact on her health insurance if shutdown deal struck

Krystal Wolfe, 36, of Seaford, said she may need to drop her health insurance if the enhanced subsidies aren’t extended, even though she needs treatment for an autoimmune disease. She said she is “very, very furious with the eight Democrats who caved in in the Senate.”

Wolfe said the agreement to allow a Senate vote on the tax credit extension is almost meaningless because, she believes, “I have no faith whatsoever in the Republicans that they will have any good-faith negotiations at all.”

Wolfe, a tutor and retail employee, currently qualifies for a state plan with $0 in premiums for those earning up to 250% of the federal poverty level. But Congress this summer eliminated federal funding for that program. As of July 1, people like Wolfe who earn between $31,300 and $39,125 a year for an individual — the upper limit of the plan — will lose coverage.

Wolfe said she may be able to pay up to $100 a month in premiums, but “if it’s more than that, I will not be able to do it.”

FAQs: What's in the deal to end the government shutdown, and how quickly can the bill be enacted?

WASHINGTON — The Senate is beginning the process of debating and voting on a funding agreement to end the record-long U.S. government shutdown, so it can then go before the House.

If passed by both chambers — with expectations that might occur by Wednesday — the bill will go to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature, and then the federal agencies will reopen.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that it appears that "our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end." Here’s what’s in the deal, and what's ahead to finally reopen the federal government.

But does the road look like for reopening? Read the full story here.

James, other attorneys general, say Trump's move to freeze SNAP funds amid shutdown 'callous'

New York Attorney General Letitia James along with the attorneys general of California and New Jersey, excoriated the Trump administration as "callous" and cruel for continuing to try to prevent states from paying out SNAP benefits to participants, saying at a virtual news conference that the administration's course reversal had sown confusion and that they continue to battle the issue in court.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the attorneys general filed a temporary restraining order on Sunday that challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture's attempt at suspending SNAP benefits. 

"The whiplash the president and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins have given Americans in recent weeks the steps they've taken to prevent vulnerable families from putting food on the table are unnecessary, unconscionable and unlawful. We refuse to stand by and allow it to continue without a fight," said Bonta. "We'll be in court today to fight a case against USDA's order that we undo steps we've taken to provide full SNAP benefits, steps states took in accordance with a court order and USDA's earlier guidance."

James said of the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP, "We are fighting for their dignity. We are fighting for their survival. We know what we are fighting for...We're standing shoulder to shoulder against the federal government's callous and repugnant cruelty. Democratic attorneys general have been working around the clock to ensure that all Americans have access to food stamps."

James also alerted New Yorkers that if they find a retailer who declines their EBT cards that have SNAP allotments on them to lodge a complaint with the attorney general's office. People can call 212-416-8000 or file a complaint online.

Amtrak offers Northeast trips from $19 amid flight delays

If you’ve been eyeing a winter getaway but airfare prices or cancellations amid the government shutdown are holding you back, Amtrak’s latest deal might be your ticket.

Amtrak was created by Congress, but it's a private corporation and it's employees are not federal employees, so it has not been affected by the government shutdown.

The rail company’s Winter Wanderlust Sale is offering 30% off travel across the Northeast, giving Long Islanders an affordable way to reach cities like Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and even Savannah, Georgia.

The deal includes popular routes such as Acela, Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight, California Zephyr, Crescent, Empire Builder, Northeast Regional, Texas Eagle and more. Examples of discounted one-way trips include New York to Boston for $19, Philadelphia for $36, Washington for $59 and Savannah for $99.

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Long Island defense firms sound alarm as shutdown drags on

Long Island’s defense contractors have so far mitigated the worst effects of the federal government shutdown but won’t be able to do so for much longer.

The manufacturers, who number about 125 and employ 12,000 people as a group, supply parts for submarines, fighter jets, tanks and other military equipment, according to the Uniondale-based trade group Aerospace & Defense Diversification Alliance in Peacetime Transition or ADDAPT.

Negotiations to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history gained momentum Sunday night after Democrats in the Senate agreed to join their Republican colleagues in backing legislation that would fund many federal agencies through January.

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Jeffries defends Schumer as shutdown deal talks continue

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) on Monday rose to Senate Minority Leader’s Chuck Schumer’s defense when asked about some Democrats attacking Schumer as an ineffective party leader in the wake of the deal to reopen government without language to extend Obamacare subsidies.

"I certainly believe that Senate Democrats, the overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have waged a valiant fight over the last seven weeks, defeating the partisan Republican spending bill 14 of 15 different times, week after week, and continue to oppose this effort of passing legislation that does not address the Republican health care crisis,” Jeffries said.

One reporter pointedly noted to Jeffries: “Some Democrats in your own caucus are suggesting Schumer is ineffective as Senate Democratic leader and should be replaced. You, of course, are critical of this deal.

"Do you view him as effective, and should he keep the job?," the reporter asked.

"Yes and yes," replied Jeffries, who, like Schumer, is from Brooklyn.

Finding consensus on ending shutdown could extend beyond Wednesday

The Senate action on the bill to reopen government is expected to take until at least Wednesday to complete, then will be sent to the House for votes there. Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes that his chamber will also be voting by Wednesday on the measure.

But there are a number of potential obstacles that could lengthen the Senate process of passing the bill, including potential amendments offered by Democrats unhappy with the deal.

And there could be at least one delaying GOP amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). He had warned Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune that he would prolong the process of passing the bill as many as five days if it contained language hindering his state’s hemp industry.

The government funding deal did include language striking an intoxicating hemp product ban, and Paul — opposed to that — ended up being the only Republican on Sunday to vote against that. Whether he will carry out his threat to now delay passage of the shutdown package was not clear.

Johnson: 'Long national nightmare' coming to end

House Speaker Mike Johnson is telling lawmakers they should begin returning to Washington “right now,” so that final passage of the deal to end the U.S. shutdown can be done as quickly as possible later this week.

“It appears to us this morning that our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end, and we're grateful for that," Johnson said at a news conference on Monday, "We look forward to the government reopening this week, so Congress can get back to our regular legislative session."

The Senate will take at least through Wednesday to finish its floor action on the package — largely due to procedural rules and expected delays cause by amendment proposals. But the House wants to act on the measure immediately upon the Senate sending it over, Johnson said. 

The House has not voted since Sept. 19, including through the entirety of the record-setting government closure, which reached 41 days on Monday. As a result, Johnson said the House has a lot of other work to do.

Proposed deal to end shutdown omits subsidies for health insurance plans as Dems demanded

The proposed agreement to end the government shutdown does not include what had been the Democrats’ main demand: That subsidies that lower the cost of health insurance purchased under the Affordable Care Act be extended.

Democrats had for weeks insisted on a permanent extension of subsidies that were adopted in 2021 and were scheduled to expire on Dec. 31. The 2021 law increased existing ACA tax credits and raised the income ceiling on who qualified for government assistance to include many middle-income people. Last week, Democrats offered to compromise and accept a one-year extension of the subsidies, but Republicans rejected the offer.

If the more generous tax credits expire, about 28,000 Long Islanders would pay an average of 32% more for health insurance premiums, according to state Department of Health data.

The proposed agreement would allow a Senate vote on subsidies next month, although it’s unclear whether it would pass. Even if the measure passed, whether House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would permit a vote in his chamber remains unclear.

Another 70,000 Long Islanders would be affected by any loss of enhanced subsidies as of July 1. They currently are covered under a state program that receives federal funding that grants $0 premiums to people who fall  between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty level — currently between $31,300 and $39,125 a year for an individual. President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ended federal funding for that program, but those residents would be eligible for ACA subsidies — although their tax credits would be lower if the 2021 expansion is not extended.

More delays reported at NY-area airports

Travelers coming and going to Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports are facing further delays and cancellations as the federal shutdown enters its 41st day.

The cancellations and delays continued on Monday morning, just days after federal transportation officials implemented air traffic cuts in the country’s busiest airports to ease  pressure on air traffic controllers who’ve been working under strain and without a paycheck since the shutdown began Oct. 1.

As of around 11 a.m., a combined 121 flights departing or arriving at LaGuardia had been canceled and another 114 were delayed, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. At Kennedy Airport, 79 incoming and outgoing flights were canceled and another 97 delayed. Neighboring Newark airport isn’t faring much better: The New Jersey airport was already experiencing 90 cancellations and another 107 delays, according to FlightAware.

Hochul directs public utilities to keep HEAP beneficiaries enrolled in discount program

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday directed the state Public Service Commission to require that major electric utilities keep low-income ratepayers enrolled in a vital rate-discount program as the federal government shutdown continues to impact a federal heating subsidy.

Enrollment in the state’s Energy Affordability Program, which is administered by individual utilities, is automatic for those who sign up for the federal program known as HEAP, or the Home Energy Assistance Program.

HEAP funding and enrollments, which typically start Nov. 3, have been suspended indefinitely following the federal government shutdown. Around 1.5 million New Yorkers, and some 70,000 Long Islanders, receive HEAP benefits.

Hochul’s move stopped short of calls by some watchdog groups, including the Public Utility Law Project, that she free up surplus state energy funds to temporarily fund HEAP. In a statement, she explained, “no state can fully backfill these devastating federal cuts.”

Her statement said keeping EAP enrollments active “will ensure that New Yorkers struggling to pay their bills this winter will continue receiving bill discounts regardless of Washington Republicans’ cruelty.”

The White House has blamed the shutdown on Democrats.

EAP program benefits appear as credits on customer utility bills and vary by utility. They’re designed to make sure no home spends more than 6% of its monthly income on energy bills.

Those previously enrolled in EAP can check their eligibility at dps.ny.gov/energy-affordability-program.

Bill Ferris, the New York legislative representative for AARP, in an interview Monday called Hochul’s move on EAP enrollments “a good first step,” but added, “It doesn’t go far enough.”

A coalition of some 60 agencies, including AARP, asked Hochul to provide stopgap funding for HEAP and a moratorium on utility shutoffs for those potentially impacted by the loss of the program. He said any moratorium should last “until HEAP is funded and people start receiving benefits to account for the lag” in federal help.

NY wins court ruling blocking Trump administration from withholding SNAP cuts

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday that her office and two dozen of her counterparts won a court order blocking the Trump administration from trying to “claw back” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

At the same time, the Trump administration appealed once again on Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen during the government shutdown, according to The Associated Press.

James, along with 24 other state attorneys general and governors, went to court Sunday night after receiving an “alarming late-night memo directing them to immediately undo the release of SNAP benefits,” James’ office wrote in a news release.

The memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday night instructed states such as New York to rescind their plans to release full November benefits.

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen.

The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a program that helps buy groceries for 42 million Americans should proceed during the U.S. government shutdown. Lower courts have ruled that the government must keep full payments flowing, and the Supreme Court asked the administration to respond after an appeals court ruled against it late Sunday.

States administering SNAP payments continue to face uncertainty over whether they can — and should — provide full monthly benefits during the ongoing legal battles.

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What to know if your travel plans are impacted by the FAA's flight cancellations

If you have upcoming travel plans anytime soon, you might notice fewer options on the airport's departure board.

Airlines are scaling back flights at dozens of major U.S. airports to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been working unpaid and under intense strain during the ongoing government shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the decision is necessary to keep travelers safe. Many controllers have been putting in long hours and mandatory overtime while lawmakers are at a standstill over how to reopen the government.

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U.S. flight cancellations expected to drag on even after the government shutdown ends

The flight cancellations at airports across the U.S. are expected to persist even after the government shutdown ends.

The Federal Aviation Administration has reduced flights as some air traffic controllers — unpaid for weeks — have stopped showing up for work.

The Senate took a first step toward ending the shutdown Sunday, but final passage could still be several days away. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made clear last week that flight cuts will remain in place until the FAA sees safety metrics improve.

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Senate moving toward votes to end federal government shutdown

The U.S. Senate successfully moved Sunday night toward ending the federal government shutdown, in a breakthrough deal between Republicans and some moderate Democrats.

The chamber cleared a key procedural hurdle, with at least eight Democrats joining Republicans to advance the plan to reopen the government toward a final vote likely to be held later this week.

Despite some fellow Democrats joining Republicans in the deal, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) cast the shutdown standoff that enters its 41st day on Monday as having made “the contrasts between the two parties clear."

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What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

WASHINGTON — A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services, the longest in history.

What's in and out of the bipartisan deal drew sharp criticism and leaves few senators fully satisfied. The legislation provides funding to reopen the government, including for SNAP food aid and other programs, while also ensuring backpay for furloughed federal workers the Trump administration had left in doubt.

But notably lacking is any clear resolution to expiring health care subsidies that Democrats have been fighting for as millions of Americans stare down rising insurance premiums. That debate was pushed off for a vote next month, weeks before the subsidies are set to expire.

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