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Live updates: Senate has enough Democratic votes to end government shutdown; Trump attends Commanders game

The Senate now has enough Democratic votes to reopen the government after a 40-day shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures. A group of centrist ... Read More

Trump Backs Deal to End US Shutdown as Senate Plans Vote on Bill

President Donald Trump on Monday expressed support for the bipartisan deal to end the US shutdown, a key development that makes it likely the government reopens within days. Read More

Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history

President Trump signed legislation ending the shutdown, hours after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a ... Read More

President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US history

President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding package to reopen the federal government, officially bringing a close to the longest shutdown in history. Read More

Trump backs Senate deal that would end government shutdown

Some Democrats are fuming over the Senate government funding deal because it drops a key demand: securing an extension of soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies. Read More

Democratic senator blasted by CNBC host over government shutdown 'extortion'

CNBC host Joe Kernen pressed Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Wednesday for repeatedly voting to continue the government shutdown. On "Squawk Box," Kernen frequently called out the Democratic Party for ... Read More

Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds

The pact struck between Republicans and a breakaway group of eight senators sparked fury among many congressional Democrats and liberal advocacy groups. Read More