After a record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown, the United States Senate cleared a long-sought funding bill with a 60-40 vote, sending the legislation to the United States House of Representatives and marking a crucial step toward reopening the government.

The United States Senate has taken its first step towards ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history as lawmakers agreed to move forward with a stopgap funding package. The Republican-led proposal,

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.

Government funding bill includes provision that would create pathway for senators to sue the government if their phone records are investigated without their notice.

Trump signed the Republican bill ending the longest US government shutdown, resuming funding until the end of January.

The United States has finally ended the longest government shutdown in history. But the mood in Washington is anything but triumphant. The Congressional Budget Office points at an estimated $11 billion in financial losses for a six-week shutdown.

Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House

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