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WASHINGTON ‒ The Senate approved a deal Monday night to end the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weeks-long fight that has disrupted flights and halted food stamps for millions of Americans.

In a 60-40 vote, the Senate signed off on a deal reached by eight members of the Democratic Senate Caucus and Republicans to reopen the government through Jan. 30. The continuing resolution now heads to the House of Representatives, which is expected to take it up on Wednesday following the Veteran's Day holiday.

The bill is expected to have enough votes in the Republican-controlled House for passage, even though most Democrats are likely to vote against it.

The government shutdown has stretched 42 days. In a concession to Democrats, the continuing resolution would reverse President Donald Trump's recent layoffs of federal workers amid the shutdown ‒ but it would not extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies as Democrats had demanded for weeks.

Instead, the bill only guarantees a stand-alone vote on the health care subsidies in December before the credits expire at the end of the year and send health care premiums skyrocketing. It's unclear enough Republicans support extending the ACA subsidies for the measure to pass in the Senate, and Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to holding a vote in the House.

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The eight Democratic defectors in the Senate are facing widespread criticism from within their party for caving to Trump's shutdown threats. And Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, despite voting against the deal, is hearing calls to step down from leadership for not keeping his caucus in line.

Trump calls shutdown vote a 'very big victory' for Republicans

President Donald Trump congratulated GOP leaders on Tuesday at a Veteran's Day ceremony on the shutdown deal that's expected to lead to the reopening of the federal the government. 

"Congratulations to you and to (Senate Majority Leader John Thune) and to everybody on a very big victory. We're opening up our country. It should have never been closed. It should have never been closed," Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson during his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Senate passed legislation that would reopen the government on Monday. It could pass the House as soon as Wednesday afternoon, once the House reconvenes for votes.