WASHINGTON — Senators struck an agreement Sunday, projecting confidence that it will be sufficient to end the lengthy U.S. government shutdown , three sources with direct knowledge of the details told NBC News.

The agreement, reached by a group of Democrats who teamed up with Republicans, should have the necessary 60 votes to clear the Senate, these sources said. It would then need to pass the House and earn President Donald Trump's signature to become law and reopen the government.

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Even if it has enough support to clear those hurdles, the process is expected to take days.

The agreement contains a “minibus” — three full-year appropriations bills that will fund certain departments like Agriculture through the end

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