House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) advised representatives to begin their return to Washington early, with travel delays worsening, to vote on a bill to reopen the government .

After more than 50 days of recess , Johnson has begun calling the members back ahead of the formal 36-hour notice that will come after the Senate passes its amended version of the House-passed continuing resolution. The upper chamber cleared its first obstacle on the bill late Sunday as Republicans were joined by seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats to clear the 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster.

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