US senators reach deal that could end record 40-day government shutdown

WASHINGTON: US senators reached a bipartisan deal Sunday that would resume federal funding and end a shutdown which has stretched to a record 40 days and forced most government operations to grind to a halt, US media reported.

Outlets including CNN and Fox News reported the lawmakers had reached a stopgap agreement to fund the government through January after wrangling over health care subsidies, food benefits and President Donald Trump‘s firings of federal employees.

The measure is expected to get a procedural vote in the Senate on Sunday night.–AFP

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