Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is set to hold a vote on Friday with an eye toward ending the government shutdown.

The GOP leader told lawmakers over a conference lunch that he will hold another vote on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) that has failed to advance 14 times so far. This time, however, Thune is putting it on the floor with an eye toward amending it to attach a three-bill spending package — known as a minibus —that has been part of negotiations with Democrats, one Senate GOP aide said.

The bill would also include a new end-date of sometime in January, rather than the Nov. 21 included in the House-passed measure.

Also at the center of bipartisan negotiations has been a vote on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. It is unclear what that commitment or

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