A breakthrough deal to end government shutdown moved forward in Congress Monday and could be enacted by the end of the week as House Speaker Mike Johnson backed the measure that won the support of a group of moderate Democratic senators over the weekend.

Even though President Trump has not announced his support, Johnson called on lawmakers to return to Washington, D.C., as soon as possible to vote on the bill, which would end the shutdown , fund the entire government through January and bankroll some agencies and SNAP food benefits until next fall.

“It appears to us this morning that our long national nightmare is coming to an end, and we’re grateful for that,” Johnson told reporters.

The Senate moved to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history when a group of m

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