After inflicting the longest government shutdown in history on the American people — including interrupting food aid to low-income families and creating chaos at the nation’s airports — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan led the effort Sunday night to end their party’s filibuster and hand Republicans a win.

The first vote in the process passed 60–40 late Sunday, a sign the Democrats’ fight is over.

The shutdown, already the longest in U.S. history, halted paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupted services ranging from airport operations to food-assistance programs.

“Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House, and they made clear over a period of weeks, including just this week, that this was as far as they would go as part of the shutdo

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