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 Democrats led by Sens.

US senators have voted to approve a bill which could prove to end the longest ever government shutdown. Government services have been temporarily suspended during the 41-day shutdown, with roughly 1.4 million federal employees on upaid leave or working without pay.

• Senate moves forward: The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. The vote came after a critical group of eight Senate Democratic centrists reached a deal with Senate GOP leaders and the White House to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care subsidies .

The Senate will return today, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, amid the second-longest government shutdown in history, although a Senate vote today to reopen the government is not likely as the outlook looks bleak with President Donald Trump in Asia and the House ...