Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after final Senate passage Monday of the stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30 at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.

The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation. President Donald Trump has signaled support for the bill, saying Monday that “we’re going to be opening up our country very quickly.”

The final Senate

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