A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans voted Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the federal government after weeks of a shutdown that’s been the longest in history.
The agreement would fund the government through Jan. 30. It includes full-year funding for a group of appropriations bills, including funding in full for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, through Sept. 30, 2026, or the end of the fiscal year.
Minnesota’s two U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats, opposed the tentative agreement. • Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown
The Senate could wrap up passage as soon as Monday. The bill cleared a procedural hurdle, voting 60-40 late Sunday, with seven Democrats and o

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