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"Our long national nightmare is different," Stephen Colbert said after some Democratic senators voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown.
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Overnight, Wall Street gained on a revived AI trade and hopes that the U.S. government shutdown would end soon.
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Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.
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The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.
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It will need to be approved by the House and then signed into law by the president before the government can reopen.
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The deal does not include an extension of enhanced ACA tax credits, which had been the key demand by most Democrats since the government shutdown began Oct. 1.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke Monday morning about next steps in ending the government shutdown, saying he will call the House back as soon as the Senate passes a government funding bill.
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