Some Democrats defected their support, and the US Senate advanced a bill to end the government shutdown

On November 10th, the US Senate took a key step towards reopening the government after a group of moderate US Democrats broke party lines and voted in favor of an agreement to end the record-breaking government shutdown. On Sunday night local time, the Senate passed a procedural motion by a vote of 60 to 40 to advance the bill. < b > The Senate has not yet scheduled a final vote. The House of Representatives also needs to approve the package before it can be submitted to US President Trump for signature. Under the agreement, Congress will provide full-year funding for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Congress itself, while funding other agencies until January 30. The bill would pay furloughed government workers, restore federal grants to states and localities withheld, and rehire agency employees laid off during the shutdown. It is unclear how quickly the government shutdown can end. The Senate needs the consent of all members to end the shutdown quickly, and any senator could delay it for days through procedural means. Johnson, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, also said he would give lawmakers two days' notice to return to Washington.