The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came one step closer to an end on Monday night as the Senate voted to pass a bill to fund most federal agencies through January despite no extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act credits that Democrats had spent weeks arguing were a crucial part of any deal.

The bill, which temporarily extends funding at current levels, passed the Senate by a 60-to-40 vote with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining nearly all Republicans in voting in favor, sending the bill back to the Republican-led House where it is expected to pass after more than a dozen failed votes in the Senate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson urged lawmakers to return to Washington “as quickly as possible” ahead of a planned vote as early as Wednesday. Johnson has kept the Hou

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