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The government is currently still shut down, but officials say it could end soon. Here's what follows Sunday night's tight vote.
The previous longest government shutdown was under the first Trump administration and lasted 35 days. Spanning from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, it is also the most recent federal shutdown in U.S. history.
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.
Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest federal shutdown in the nation’s history.
A bloc of eight Democrats voted with Republicans in a 60-40 vote on a package that would temporarily fund the government until January 30.
The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.
Is the government shutdown over yet? Not quite. The Senate approved a deal to end longest U.S. shutdown on Nov. 10. House members vote next.
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