BALTIMORE — The House vote to end the government shutdown could happen as early as Wednesday afternoon.

Some Maryland lawmakers have already made their choices clear ahead of the vote.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is one step closer to ending.

Eight Democratic senators broke ranks from their party to vote with republicans to pass a bill to fund the government through January 30th of next year.

That was in exchange for a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits, the Democrats' main focus during this shutdown.

But the funding bill doesn't ensure that it'll happen, just that there'll be a vote in mid-December.

The eight democrats who voted yes consider the bill a win.

"The agreement reinstates thousands of fired federal workers and provides back pay to m

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